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 - Miscellaneous
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- Description: 1955 photo of Mr. Ben B. Lane of The Lane Press in Burlington, with his daughter, Vickie Lane, a Burlington High School student. They stand in front of a wall hanging which reads in part "This is a printing office". Photo appears in the BHS 1955 yearbook Oread, p. 145.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Musical Events
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- Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #11?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Abnaki - Activities
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- Description: A shot of the fans in the bleachers watching campers playing baseball at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1943. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School Track Team
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- Description: 1947 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith. One member holds a trophy. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1947 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1947 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #11.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1947 photo of female students outside gathered for a group picture on the steps of Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont. A priest stands in front row at the center. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: Summer-Spring 1948-1949 photo of Cathedral High School students gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camps - Summer
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- Description: 1957/1958 photo of a camp activity room with campers gathered around billiard and ping pong tables.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs