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 UVM Groups
    UVM Groups
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      • Description: Large assembly, perhaps a commencement gathering, in the campus gymnasium, which is now the Royall Tyler Theatre (identified by the large arched windows facing south). Event and date of photo unknown, but ladies hat styles have a decidedly late 1920s-early 1930s look.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium
      Burlington High School - Auditorium
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        • Description: View from the balcony looking toward the stage in the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary School) located at corner of Main and South Union Streets. Date may be 1951 when it was newly constructed.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
        Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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          • Date Created: 1951/1952
          • Description: 1951 / 1952 Construction of the Burlington High School Auditorium / Gymnasium at the Edmunds building on South Union Street in Burlington showing the interior.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
          Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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            • Date Created: 1951/1952
            • 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. Shows fire escapes, entrance and parked cars.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Cathedral High School
            Cathedral High School
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              • Date Created: 1945-04
              • Description: April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled on bleachers in the school gymnasium for a class picture. Photo #14.
              • 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 #6.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Cathedral High School
                Cathedral High School
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                  • Date Created: 1956
                  • Description: 1956 group photo of female Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #13.
                  • 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. 27.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
                    Milton High School - Activities
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with trophy and Coach Raphael J. Morris (also Ass't Principal and Social Studies teacher) Also identified is Donald Ira Chamberlin (front row, far left, graduate Class of 1949) Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs