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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Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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    • Description: 1945-1952 Three male and three female BHS cheerleaders in uniform on the steps outside of the high school building (Edmunds)
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    Winooski High School - Basketball (Girls)
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 Winooski High School Girls' Basketball team.
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      Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #3.
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        Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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          • Description: Undated Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coach and a young boy.
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            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 shirts with the letter "W" and megaphone. Photo #6
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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                • Description: Undated photo (but perhaps Oct. '52?) of a large group of students in front of Winooski High School, at the corner of E. Spring and Leclair St. A new school was built on Normand St. in 1959, replacing the large brick edifice seen here.
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                Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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                  • Description: Undated photo (but likely late 1940s, early '50s) of a class at Winooski High School. The building at the corner of E. Spring and Leclair St. served as the high school from 1912 until 1960. A small sign to the right of the entrance states that it is a Standard School.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  First Congregational Church
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                    • Description: First Congregational Church and Chapel, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Congregational Church - Choirs
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                      • Description: Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #6. Darker exposure similar to mcalB08F20i04.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs