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 Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 Lisbon, NH school band poses in front of the west entrance of City Hall as participants in the Vermont Music Festival (Burlington, VT)
    • 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. A similar photo is published in the 1951 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.161. Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
      Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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        • Date Created: 1951-1952
        • Description: 1951 / 1952 photo of Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees the full panoply of religious artifacts and decoration known before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, some of which can be seen at St. Joseph's today. These include a reproduction of DaVinci's "Last Supper," numerous statues of saints and angels, at least 3 American flags, perhaps a flag of Vatican City, flowers, plants, and special lighting. In addition, a man standing in the middle of the church appears to be playing a trumpet. The occasion of this particular mass is not known.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
        Milton High School - Activities
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 Milton High School band assembled outside the school building with their leader. Photo #6.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
          Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
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            • Date Created: 1954
            • Description: 1954 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra. Photo #29.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
            Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra on the school stage. Photo #14.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
              Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                • Description: 1954 BHS orchestra with Mr. Lyman C. Hurd, III, Head of Music Department.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
                Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                  • Description: 1961 choral and string student high school musical groups gathered for what looks like a rehearsal. Location is the old Edmunds High School auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Photo #3.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
                  Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                    • Description: 1961 Three young musicians, a violinist, pianist, clarinet or oboe player, seated with their instruments. Location Burlington High School (Edmunds High School building) auditorium, Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
                    Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                      • Description: 1954 Four BHS student officers of the BHS Music Dept. gather around a piano. Photo appears in the 1954 BHS yearbook, Oread, p. 131.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs