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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104 Burlington (Vt.). 86 Musical groups. 77 Bands (Music). 56 High school students. 48 Portrait photography. 37 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 25 College students. 25 Drum majorettes. 23 University of Vermont. 21 College teachers. 19 Girls. 14 Church buildings. 14 Orchestra. 14 Piano. 12 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Gymnasiums. 9 Auditoriums. 9 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Boys. 8 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 7 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Men. 5 Students. 5 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Buildings. 4 Children. 4 High school teachers. 4 Restaurants. 4 Street photography. 4 Young women. 3 Banners. 3 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Choruses. 3 Radio stations. 2 Actors. 2 Battery Park (Vt.). 2 Cake. 2 Camping. 2 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Middle school students. 2 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 2 Minstrel shows. 2 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 2 Theaters. 2 Urban parks. 2 Veterans. 2 Women veterans. 2 Women. 2 Young men. 1 Barns. 1 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 1 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 1 Camps. 1 Chapels. 1 Choirs (Music). 1 Classrooms. 1 Dance. 1 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Fletcher Free Library. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students -- Dramatic production. 1 Interior architecture. 1 Monuments. 1 Nuns. 1 Priests. 1 Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Soldiers. 1 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Tap dancers. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1 Weddings. 1 Worship programs.

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Miniature of Cathedral High School - Band
Cathedral High School - Band
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Essex Junction Boys Band
    Essex Junction Boys Band
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      • Description: Winter, 1945 photo of the Essex Junction Boys Band. Instruments include clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and bass and snare drums. Band director very likely the gentleman on the left. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of UVM - ROTC Band
      UVM - ROTC Band
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        • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Billings Library. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. This photo is published in the 1951 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.161. Photo #3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of UVM - ROTC Band
        UVM - ROTC Band
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          • Description: The UVM ROTC Band in front of the Waterman building, with director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the front row, center. Because of World War II, presumably, women were needed to fill positions in the band left vacant by male musicians. The band became known from then on as the "Co-ed Band." This photo was published in the 1945 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p. 83. Photo #1.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of UVM - ROTC Band
          UVM - ROTC Band
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            • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Waterman Building. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. photo is published in the 1946 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.111. The Ariel explains that this was the 2nd year the band was "supplemented by girl members," presumably because male musicians were involved in the war effort. All but 5 members of this band are women. Photo #3.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of WJOY Radio
            WJOY Radio
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              • Date Created: 1946-1947
              • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of country western group of musicians in the ABC WJOY radio studio with banner. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of UVM - Orchestra
              UVM - Orchestra
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                • Date Created: 1957
                • Description: 1957 members of the UVM orchestra.
                • 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 Two sailor-suited performers on the Trinity College stage. Mann Hall stage. Photo #17?
                  • 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 Milton High School band assembled inside the school building with their leader could this be Sterling Weed of St. Albans?) including student Martha Helen Horican (middle row, 3rd from right) and Agnes Anne Rlowley (middle row, 4th from right) Photo #7.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School - Orchestra
                    Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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                      • Description: 1942 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, with conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the back row, left. A good balance of strings, woodwinds, and brass present. Unknown location, but one with curtains (painted?) and a bucolic scene as a background. Photo #9.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs