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 Bristol School -Baseball
Bristol School -Baseball
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    • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School baseball team taken in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Bristol School -Basketball
    Bristol School -Basketball
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      • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School girls' basketball team in front of the old high school with coach in Bristol, Vermont. A large plush panda bear mascot has been placed in front. She wears a team shirt and shorts with the word Bristol on the shirt. Photo #26.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Boxers: Unidentified
      Boxers: Unidentified
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        • Description: 1935/1936 Three male boxers pose in a fighting stance for a group photo.
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        Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: Two men in shirt and tie playing horse shoes. 1949. Other male spectators and players stand behind. One woman and child background right. Company picnic? Photo #1
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: Men playing horse shoes. 1949. Photo #5. A view of the wooded area where several pits have been dug. Spectators sit on logs or stand. Parked cars and buildings seen in the background.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of UVM Groups
            UVM Groups
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              • Description: 8 men in front of the former gymnasium (built 1901), now the Royall Tyler Theatre, which has a restored entrance way but the same arabesque detail on both sides. Athletes seem to be runners. Photo #9.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
              Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                • Description: July 1945. A game of volley ball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #19.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Trinity College - Sports & Activities
                Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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                  • Date Created: 1957
                  • Description: 1957 Trinity College students displaying ski equipment and trophies in the gymnasium as members of either a ski club or team or athletics in general at Trinity College. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Athletics, unidentified
                  Athletics, unidentified
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Undated photograph of unidentified group of bowlers and audience. Location is possible the Burlington Bowling Arena on Pearl Street, Burlington, Vermont.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Boxers: Unidentified
                    Boxers: Unidentified
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                      • Description: Fall-Spring 1930s-1940s Three male boxers pose in a fighting stance for a group photo.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs