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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Burlington High School - Theatricals
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- Description: 1955 stage setting for a Burlington High School dramatic production, The Gondoliers.
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Burlington High School Band
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- Description: Fall 1956 - Summer 1957 Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: Fall 1946 - Winter 1947 Burlington High School baseball team in uniform with coach on benches in grassy field. Photo #1?
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1949 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay assembled on the steps of Edmunds High School building. The word "Burlington" lettered across uniform shirts. Photo #1.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1947 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay assembled in front of grand stand (bleachers) probably at Centennial Field. One team member holds a trophy. Fourth from the left front row is Bill Jay. Photo #1.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1951 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay outside on the steps of the Edmunds High School building. Photo #4.
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Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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- Description: 1955 photo of two Burlington High School students standing face to face. One holds a pair of pliers.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1959 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay standing on the steps of Edmunds High School building. Photo #2.
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Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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- Description: 1947 Seven BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Police Department
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- Description: 1957-1958 Burlington Police Department outside on the steps of City Hall. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs