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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54 Portrait photography. 45 Burlington (Vt.). 14 Children. 14 Women. 13 High school students. 11 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 11 First communion. 10 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Girls. 9 Buildings. 9 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 9 High school graduates. 9 Men. 9 Priests. 9 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Auditoriums. 7 Choruses. 7 High school students -- Dramatic production. 6 Women veterans. 5 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 4 Bands (Music). 4 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 4 Camping. 4 Grand Isle (Vt.). 4 Musical groups. 4 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 4 Veterans. 4 Winooski (Vt.). 4 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 3 Cake. 3 Interior architecture. 3 Milton (Vt.). 3 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 3 Musicians. 3 Radio stations. 3 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 2 Actors. 2 Basketball. 2 Department stores. 2 High school athletes. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 S.S. Kresge Company. 2 Salvation Army. 2 Trucks. 2 Worship programs. 1 Advertising. 1 Architectural photography. 1 Athletics. 1 Baseball. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Class reunions. 1 College students. 1 Dwellings. 1 Exhibit booths. 1 Exhibitions. 1 Flowers. 1 Gymnasiums. 1 Middle school students. 1 Orchestra. 1 Parades. 1 Radio broadcasters. 1 School children. 1 Street photography. 1 Toys. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 University of Vermont. 1 Young women.

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Miniature of Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
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    • Description: Cast portrait of high school students from the Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) for the comedy "Once and for All" by Sidney Duball. Banner hangs in back and reads "Welcome Home Nick." Stage is set as a street scene. In the 1956 BHS Oread, p. 72-73 is a complete write-up. Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Vergennes High School - Graduates
    Vergennes High School - Graduates
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      • Date Created: 1950
      • Description: Vergennes High School graduating class of 1950 with banner, assembled in front of the new elementary school Vergennes.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
      Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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        • Description: View of the stage and musical group assembled there in the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. The huge banner across the front of the state reads Happy Birthday. Two American flags are flank the face of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. To the right is a replica of a huge birthday cake with the letter R above it. Many American flags hang from the rafters and along the sides of the room.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
        Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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          • Description: Another view of the stage in the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. The huge banner across the front of the state reads Happy Birthday. Two American flags are flank the face of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. To the left is a replica of a huge birthday cake suspended from the rafters. Many American flags hang from the rafters and along the sides of the room. 1930s - 1940s
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
          Christ the King School - First Communion
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            • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with the children assembled outside with two priests and an altar boy holding a religious banner back row center. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: North Street
            Burlington Streets: North Street
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              • Description: Undated photo of North Street but may be 1930 as the Flynn Theatre for the Performing Arts first opened Nov. 26, 1930 as the banner reads. View is looking west as the tower of the old Lawrence Barnes School is seen in the distance on the left (built 1896, torn down 1957-1958).
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
              Christ the King School, Burlington
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                • Description: School band in uniform and in column formation. A banner reads "Christ the King School, Burlington Vt." Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski, priest of the Catholic diocese of Burlington, stands to the right. Undated.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
                Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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                  • Description: Closeup photo of the performing orchestra on stage at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. The huge banner across the front of the state reads Happy Birthday. Two American flags are draped across the face of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
                  Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
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                    • Description: Cast portrait of high school students from Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School), "Once and for All" by Sidney Duball. Stage is set as a street scene. Banner hangs in back and reads "Welcome Home Nick." In the 1956 BHS Oread p. 72-73 is a complete write-up. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
                    Christ the King School, Burlington
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                      • Description: Students gather around a table displaying a variety of publications by the Catholic Press. Banners and posters encourage students to read books printed by the publisher. "February is Catholic Press month" reads one of the posters hanging from the front of the table. "Be Catholic, read Catholic ... join the millions who read the Catholic Press" reads a wall banner. Photo no. 3. Location may be in the school's library. Undated but may be 1950s.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs