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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Little League Baseball
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    • Date Created: 1940
    • Description: 1940s group portrait of the Mud Alley Midgets little league boys baseball team. Letters MAM seen on their caps. Photo #2.
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    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 portrait photo of a little boy sitting on a long coffee table holding a stuffed toy teddy bear.
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      Portraits - Children
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: 1947 photo of two young boys in front of a Christmas tree surrounded by Christmas toys. Younger boy is seated on a rocking horse. His older brother stands beside him.
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        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of 14 boys of varying ages, standing or seated in the street. Some have baseball mitts. Identity of the group, venue, and occasion are unknown. Behind is a house with a screened in front porch. Photo #1.
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          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1957-1958
            • Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of what may be a high school vocational workshop class. Adult instructor stands to the far left while boys work the woodworking machines.
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            Portraits - Individuals
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of a marsh landscape and a young boy on a raft in a pond. See another view in mcalB16F13i10.
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              Saint Stephen's
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                • Date Created: 1947-1948
                • Description: Ca. 1947 photo of St. Stephen's parish (Winooski, Vt.) basketball team. The priest in the back row, center, is probably the Rt. Rev. John B. McGarry (d. 1951), rector of St. Stephen's at the time of this photo.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Winooski High School - Basketball - Class 'B' Champs
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                  • Date Created: 1949
                  • Description: 1949 Winooski High School Boyls' Basketball team; Class B champions. Photo #4.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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                    • Date Created: 1951-1952
                    • Description: 1951 / 1952 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
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                    Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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                      • Date Created: 1951-1952
                      • Description: 1951 / 1952 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs