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 Band
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- Description: 1949 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School Band
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- Description: 1955-1961 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) on stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: Fall 1946 - Summer 1947 BHS baseball team in uniform with coach on steps of Edmunds High School building. See also mcalA02F10i06 for slightly lighter and better resolution of photo.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School
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- Description: Night time photo of the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School) is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont showing the two school buildings all lit up. Taken from corner of Main. Undated but may be 1951.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Auditorium
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- Description: View from the stage in the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary School) located at Main and South Union Streets. Seen here with chairs set up. Date may be 1951 when it was newly constructed.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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- Description: 1951 / 1952 Exterior view of the newly constructed Burlington High School Auditorium / Gymnasium on South Union Street in Burlington, Vermont. Attached to the Edmunds building currently the Edmunds Elementary School.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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- Description: 1940s celebratory meal gathering of textile union at the mill on the corner of St. Paul and King Street, Burlington. Could these be members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Local 438 (CIO)? Looks to be Christmas as there are evergreen bows attached to the pillars and a tree at the far end. Crepe paper streamers decorate the ceiling.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association [Construction]
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- Description: October 1958. Construction of the Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association bank on Bank Street in Burlington. The tower to the right is the Catholic grammar school. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Football
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- Description: 1948 Burlington High School football game.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Football
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- Description: 1949 Burlington High School football game.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs