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 Milton High School - Activities
Milton High School - Activities
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Photo #4.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
    Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
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      • Date Created: 1957
      • Description: 1957 group portrait of Mt St Mary's basketball team inside the gymnasium. Photo #12
      • 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 of some veterans at Memorial Auditorium, perhaps the people in charge of the bazaar; and, of course, Santa Claus.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Saint Michael's College - Groups
        Saint Michael's College - Groups
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          • Date Created: 1935-1936
          • Description: 1935-1936 Saint Michael's College. Old Gym. Head table between two coats of arms. Coat of arms: left: those of Pope Pius XI, and to the right: those of Bishop Rice and the Diocese of Burlington. Left to right: Bishop Joseph Rice, Mr. McNamara, Mon. Patrick Brennan (of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at 84 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vt.) Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
          Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
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            • Date Created: 1948
            • Description: 1948 photo of six members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team in the gymnasium shooting a basket. Photo #13.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
            Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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              • Date Created: 1949-1950
              • Description: 1949 / 1950 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
              Veterans of Foreign Wars
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: 1951 candid photo of some of the volunteers at the VFW Christmas bazaar, including Santa Claus, who appears to be making an announcement. Venue is Memorial Auditorium.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
                Veterans of Foreign Wars
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 photo of some of the volunteers at the VFW Christmas bazaar, including Santa Claus. Some of the women are wearing veterans' caps. Location is Memorial Auditorium.
                  • 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 Boyls' Basketball team; Class B champions. Photo #4.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
                    Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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                      • Description: 1951 / 1952 Four views of the newly constructed Burlington High School auditorium / gymnasium at Edmunds building located on South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs