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
Showing 1921 - 1930 of 9221 Records
Cathedral High School
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: 1958 photo of students and one priest standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immmaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
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Cathedral High School - Band
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 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 #1.
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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, stand behind the assembly of band musicians. Venue appears to be school gymnasium/ballroom, here flooded with sunlight. In the background is a stage with mountain scenery. Photo no. 28
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Baseball
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- Date Created: 1942
- Description: 1942 photo of Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team with coach standing outside on the steps of the school for a group picture. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of the uniform shirts. Photo #11.
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Cathedral High School - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 photo of Cathedral High School boys' basketball team with coach and two younger boys. Photo #26.
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Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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- Description: Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad posing on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photograph is dated 1944. Photo #17.
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Cathedral High School - Faculty
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- Description: A second pose for a portrait of Cathedral High School faculty members. Photograph dated 1957. Photo #35.
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Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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- Description: A Cathedral High School majorette posing on steps before an American flag. Photograph is dated 1956.
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Cathedral High School - Football Teams
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- Description: A portrait of the Cathedral High School football team standing on the steps of the main entrance to the school. The photograph is dated 1947.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Tennis Team
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- Description: Members of the Cathedral High School Tennis Team posing on the steps of Cathedral high School. The photograph is dated 1942.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs