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 Rice Memorial High School - Groups
Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: Large co-ed group of students at Rice Memorial High School seated in the gym for a group photo.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
    Vergennes High School - Basketball
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 photo of 3 members of the Vergennes High School girls basketball team in the gymnasium. (This is in the older high school, which was built in 1871 and demolished in 1964. The present union high school opened in 1959.)
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
      Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
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        • Date Created: 1954
        • Description: 1954 photo of Mt St Mary's basketball team posing for a group portrait in the gymnasium. Photo #14.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Cathedral High School - Band
        Cathedral High School - Band
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          • Description: 1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo #38.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Cathedral High School
          Cathedral High School
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            • Description: 1957 group photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #11.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball (Girls)
            Winooski High School - Basketball (Girls)
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 Winooski High School Girls' Basketball team.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
              Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #3.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
                Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
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                  • Date Created: 1949
                  • Description: 1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders stand in formation in the gymnasium. They wear their school shirts with the letter "W" and megaphone. Photo #6
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of School Groups - Unidentified
                  School Groups - Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: circa 1948
                    • 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). This is the "female" side of the assembly. mcalB17F24i01-02 showed mostly the boys.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
                    Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1959
                      • Description: Large group of students at Rice Memorial High School seated in the gym for a group photo. (Dress code for the girls apparently stricter than that for the boys.)
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs