Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
Vergennes High School - Basketball
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    • Date Created: 1944/1945
    • Description: 1944 -1945 Vergennes High School boys basketball team, with coach and manager, in the school gymnasium. (Vergennes high school was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union high school, and demolished in 1964.)
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball - Class 'B' Champs
    Winooski High School - Basketball - Class 'B' Champs
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team; Class B champions. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
      Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
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        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: 1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders stand in formation in the gymnasium. They wear their school sweatshirts with the letter "W". Photo #7.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
        Veterans of Foreign Wars
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 photo showing more of the interior of Memorial Auditorium. The occasion is very likely an annual Christmas bazaar sponsored by the VFW. A group appear to be lined up to see Santa Claus. Memorial Auditorium opened in 1928 and has a seating capacity of 2,500.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
          Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: Large group of students at Rice Memorial High School seated in the gym for a group photo. (Dress code for the girls apparently stricter than that for the boys.)
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
            Vergennes High School - Basketball
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 -1945 Vergennes High School boys basketball team, with coach and manager, in the school gymnasium. (Vergennes High School was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union High School, and demolished in 1964.)
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball (Girls)
              Winooski High School - Basketball (Girls)
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                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: 1944 Winooski High School Girls' Basketball team.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
                Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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                  • Description: View of the balcony and main floor of the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont during a concert. Wooden slat folding chairs form rows of seating. Undated but may be 1930s, 40s.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral High School
                  Cathedral High School
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                    • Date Created: 1945-04
                    • Description: April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled on bleachers in the school gymnasium for a class picture. Photo #13.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School - Band
                    Cathedral High School - Band
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                      • Date Created: 1956
                      • Description: 1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 39.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs