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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Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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    • Date Created: 1956
    • Description: 1956 Music faculty member (Dorothy Hunt?) and two Trinity College students. Piano by Steinway & Sons.
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    Burlington High School Band
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      • Description: 1961 Burlington High School band on the stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. Photo #1.
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      Burlington High School Band
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        • Description: 1961 Cathedral High School? Drum major back left has "C" on uniform Photo #35
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral High School - Band
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          • Description: 1947 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo no. 12.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral High School - Band
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            • Description: Ca. 1946 photo (not identical to group in mcalB06F23i05) of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Cathedral High School - Band
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              • Description: 1944 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the Pearl St. entrance of the high school. Photo #16.
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              Cathedral High School - Band
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                • Description: 1942 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) on the left, in parade formation at 114 Pearl St., in front of Mrs. Lottie Guertin's bakery. The First Unitarian Universalist Society church is in the background. High school would have been behind the photographer. Photo No. 5.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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                  • Date Created: 1942
                  • Description: 1942 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, with conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the back row, left. A good balance of strings, woodwinds, and brass present. Unknown location, but one with curtains (painted?) and a bucolic scene as a background. Photo #10
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Black Cat Cafe
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                    • Description: Five musicians stand near a small raised stage in the upper room at the Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill once located at 160 Bank Street in Burlington, Vt. The iconic black cat symbol is seen in the center. Some of the names (of the performers?) can be seen; John and Jack.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                      • Date Created: 1955
                      • Description: 1955 photo of BHS orchestra under the direction of Mr. Lyman C. Hurd, III.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs