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.
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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. 27.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Baseball
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team seated outside on the steps of the school. Some sports equipment is on the pavement in front of them. Photo #3
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Baseball
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Some sports equipment is on the pavement in front of them. Photo #1
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Cathedral High School boys' basketball team members pose for a group picture in the school gymnasium. Photo #33.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo Cathedral High School boys' basketball team with coaches. Two boys wear letter sweaters.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 Cathedral High School boys' basketball team. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 photo of Cathedral High School boys' basketball team with coach. Photo #23.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Cathedral High School boys' basketball team. Photo #35.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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- Description: Undated photo of students of a Cathechism class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #4. See also mcalA08F07i26
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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- Date Created: 1956/1957
- Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs