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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Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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    • Date Created: 1947
    • Description: 1947 outdoor portrait photo in stadium of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #2.
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    Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 portrait photo of the Winooski High Schooll boys' baseball team.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Winooski High School - Chorus
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        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: 1949 photo of the Winooski High School chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear cardigan sweaters with lyre emblem badge. Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        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


          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. (See also mcalB22F25i11.)
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Weddings
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of young couple in the backyard of McAllister's Burlington home, 47 No. Winooski Ave. She wears corsage and he is in military uniform (staff sargeant?).
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              Weddings
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride standing outside in a landscaped garden. She in a wedding gown with long train.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Weddings
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride and groom with wedding party assembled outside on the lawn with house seen behind. Photo #3. See also mcalB22F12i13
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Weddings
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                    • Description: A bride and groom cut their wedding cake. Same couple as seen in mcalB22F08i03?
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                    Weddings
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                      • Date Created: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 indoor photo of a young couple seated in a private home in front of a table set with a wedding cake and surrounded by family and friends.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs