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 Trinity College - Sports & Activities
    Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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      • Date Created: 1956
      • Description: 1956 Trinity College students and members of a sports team (basketball?).
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
      Vergennes High School - Basketball
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        • Date Created: 1944-1945
        • Description: 1944 -1945 Vergennes High School girls basketball team, with coaches and school principal(?) in the gymnasium. A trophy is on the floor.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
        Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
          Portraits, groups, unidentified
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            • Description: A Christmas party seems to be in progress. Here a young boy carrying items in his hands walks past tables lined up with adults and Santa Claus on the other side. Other men, women and children are seen along with a Christmas tree in the background. Event could be sponsored by the Rotary or some other local business or agency. Location may be Memorial Auditorium. Undated but may be 1920s or later.
            • 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 in the gymnasium/auditorium looking out the window toward South Union Street at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary School)
              • 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 construction of the gymnasium / auditorium attached to the old Burlington High School on South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont currently Edmunds Elementary / Middle School. Cars are parked at the site and a sign to the left announces the project.
                • 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 Interior view of the stage area being constructed at the Burlington High School (at Edmunds building) auditorium / gymnasium
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington High School - Theatricals
                  Burlington High School - Theatricals
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                    • Date Created: 1955
                    • Description: 1955 interior photo of the Burlington High School auditorium / gymnasium set for a student production located at the Edmunds High School building.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Description: April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled on bleachers in the school gymnasium for a class picture. Photo #10.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs