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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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.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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      • Date Created: 1951/1952
      • Description: 1951 / 1952 Interior view of the construction of the Burlington High School Auditorium / Gymnasium on South Union Street in Burlington, Vermont. Attached to the Edmunds building currently the Edmunds Elementary School. View looking toward the stage.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Burlington High School Band
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        • Date Created: 1947/1948
        • Description: 1947-1948 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Burlington High School Band
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          • Date Created: 1949/1950
          • Description: 1949-1950 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #7.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Burlington High School - Baseball
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay outside on the steps of the Edmunds High School building. The single letter "B" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #1
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Burlington High School - Baseball
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay (2nd row far right) assembled in front of bleachers at ball field. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Burlington High School - Basketball
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Burlington High School - Baseball
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay outside on the steps of the Edmunds High School building. Members have taken off their caps off and hold them to their chests. The word "Burlington" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 Six BHS cheerleaders pose outside on the steps of the high school building (Edmunds). Photo #6.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Burlington High School - Basketball
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                      • Description: 8th grade Cathedral CYO team taken sometime during the 1956-1957 basketball season. bottom row (L to R): John Mahoney, Michel Thibault, Dayton Contois, John Henry, Michael Rivers, Louis Izzo, Clayton Fuller. top row (L to R): unidentified coach, Harold Wimette, Paul King, Robert Carver, Michael Fargione, unidentified #17, Edward Mahoney, Craig Echo, unidentified # 6, unidentified. Photo # 1. See also mcalA01F04i24
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs