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 Milton High School - Activities
Milton High School - Activities
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with trophy. Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
    Milton High School - Activities
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      • Date Created: 1946
      • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with some holding basketballs. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
      Milton High School - Activities
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        • Date Created: 1946-1947
        • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Photo #3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Athletics, unidentified
        Athletics, unidentified
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          • Date Created: undated
          • Description: Coach is Bill Landers, number 18 is Jimmy Leddy, and the team is from Rice. The field is South Park, later named Calahan Park. Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Bristol School -Basketball
          Bristol School -Basketball
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            • Date Created: 1944
            • Description: 1944 Bristol girls' basketball team in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. One girl holds a plush panda bear mascot (with one eye?). Photo #23.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Bristol School -Basketball
            Bristol School -Basketball
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              • Date Created: 1945/1946
              • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team stand in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Bristol School -Basketball
              Bristol School -Basketball
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                • Date Created: 1945/1946
                • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coaches in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #29
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
                Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                  • Date Created: 1946
                  • Description: 1946 Game of baseball at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #5.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                  Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                    • Date Created: 1947
                    • Description: 1947 Tennis at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #42.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Boxers: Unidentified
                    Boxers: Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1935/1936
                      • Description: 1935/1936 Three male boxers pose in a fighting stance for a group photo.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs