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 Cathedral High School - Football Teams
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. Photo #2.
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    Miniature of Athletics, unidentified
    Athletics, unidentified
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: Photograph of unidentified football team. Photo #23.
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      Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
      Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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        • Description: July 1945. A game of volley ball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #20.
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        Miniature of Cathedral High School - Majorettes
        Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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          • Description: Cathedral High School majorettes posing on bleachers. Photograph is dated 1958. Photo #42?
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          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: Two men in shirt and tie playing horse shoes. 1949. Other male participants some holding horse shoes stand behind. Photo #2.
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            Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
            Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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              • Date Created: 1949
              • Description: Men playing horse shoes. 1949. A view of the wooded area where several pits have been dug. Spectators sit on logs or stand. Several women (wives?) and one child. Parked cars and buildings seen in the background. Photo #6.
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              Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
              Milton High School - Activities
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                • Date Created: 1944-1945
                • Description: 1944/1945 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with coach. Photo #16.
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                Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
                Milton High School - Activities
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                  • Date Created: 1944-1945
                  • Description: 1944/1945 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with coach. Photo #4.
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                  Miniature of Civilian Conservation Corps
                  Civilian Conservation Corps
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                    • Date Created: 1935/1936
                    • Description: 1935/1936 photo of an athletic team of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Photo #5.
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                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                      • Description: Campers of Camp Marycrest play a game of girls badminton near the large main building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vt.
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