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
Cathedral High School
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    • Date Created: 1956
    • Description: 1956 class photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #4.
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    Miniature of Cathedral High School
    Cathedral High School
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      • Date Created: 1956
      • Description: 1956 class photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #15.
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      Miniature of Cathedral High School
      Cathedral High School
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        • Date Created: 1957
        • Description: 1957 class photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #31.
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        Miniature of Cathedral High School - Basketball
        Cathedral High School - Basketball
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          • Date Created: 1957
          • Description: 1957 photo of Cathedral High School boys' basketball team with coach in the school gymnasium. Photo #44.
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          Miniature of Cathedral High School
          Cathedral High School
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            • Description: Fall-Summer 1957 photo of Cathedral High School students gathered in the school gymnasium for a group picture. Photo #8
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            Miniature of Cathedral High School
            Cathedral High School
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              • Description: 1958 photo of students assembled in the school gymnasium for a group picture. Photo #15
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              Miniature of Cathedral High School - Band
              Cathedral High School - Band
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                • Description: 1945 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of band musicians, drum majorette, and baton twirlers. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and village scenery comprise the background. Photo no. missing.
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                Miniature of Cathedral High School
                Cathedral High School
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                  • Description: April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled on bleachers in the school gymnasium for a class picture. Photo #10.
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                  Miniature of Cathedral High School
                  Cathedral High School
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                    • Description: 1956 class photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #2.
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                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Description: 1956 class photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs