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 photo of some male Cathedral High School students assembled in the gym for a group picture. Photo #18.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    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 #10.
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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 #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Cathedral High School - Band
        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. 28
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Nazareth School, Burlington
          Nazareth School, Burlington
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            • Date Created: 1944
            • Description: 1944 group photo of boys' basketball team at Nazareth School, Burlington. The priest is Rev. Omer Dufault, of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington and in residence at St. Joseph Parish.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
            Portraits, groups, unidentified
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              • Description: A Christmas party seems to be in progress. Here a young boy carrying items in his hands walks past tables lined up with adults and Santa Claus on the other side. Other men, women and children are seen along with a Christmas tree in the background. Event could be sponsored by the Rotary or some other local business or agency. Location may be Memorial Auditorium. Undated but may be 1920s or later.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
              Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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                • Description: Another view of the stage in the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. The huge banner across the front of the state reads Happy Birthday. Two American flags are flank the face of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. To the left is a replica of a huge birthday cake suspended from the rafters. Many American flags hang from the rafters and along the sides of the room. 1930s - 1940s
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of UVM Groups
                UVM Groups
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                  • Description: Undated photo of banquet in the old gymnasium (which is now the Physical Plant building and Royall Tyler Theatre), held probably on a reunion weekend or at graduation. Floor seems to be a hard dirt surface.
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                  Miniature of School Groups - Unidentified
                  School Groups - Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1948-1949
                    • Description: Ca. 1948 photo of at least 200 young people and adults. Room is probably a gymnasium in Burlington. Occasion may be a gathering before graduation such as baccalaureate (both Anglican and Roman Catholic clergy are present).
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of School Groups - Unidentified
                    School Groups - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1948-1949
                      • Description: Ca. 1948 photo of at least 200 young people and adults. Room is probably a gymnasium in Burlington. Occasion may be a gathering before graduation such as baccalaureate (both Anglican and Roman Catholic clergy are present).
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs