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 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.
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    Miniature of UVM - Orchestra
    UVM - Orchestra
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      • Date Created: 1957
      • Description: 1957 members of the UVM orchestra.
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      Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
      Burlington High School - Orchestra
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        • Date Created: 1961
        • Description: 1961 photo of an orchestra assembled on stage at the BHS (Edmunds) auditorium. Photo #4.
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        Miniature of Burlington High School - Musical Events
        Burlington High School - Musical Events
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          • Description: 1961 group portrait of an adult musical assemble in robes seated with orchestra at Burlington High School on the stage at Edmunds. Photo #4.
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          Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
          McAllister Memorabilia
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            • Description: Photo of a concert taken from the balcony of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Looks like a combined concert with band, orchestra and chorus.
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            Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
            Burlington High School - Orchestra
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              • Description: 1955 photo of BHS orchestra under the direction of Mr. Lyman C. Hurd, III.
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              Miniature of Cathedral High School - Orchestra
              Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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                • Date Created: 1953
                • Description: 1953 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, including a piano and sousaphone. Unknown location, but one with curtains (painted?) and a bucolic scene as a background.
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                Miniature of Cathedral High School - Orchestra
                Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 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, including a piano and sousaphone. Unknown location, but one with curtains (painted?) and a bucolic scene as a background. Photo #12.
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                  Miniature of Burlington High School - Orchestra
                  Burlington High School - Orchestra
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                    • Description: 1954-1956 Burlington High School student orchestra.
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                    Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
                    Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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                      • Description: Closeup photo of the performing orchestra on stage at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. The huge banner across the front of the state reads Happy Birthday. Two American flags are draped across the face of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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