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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Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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    • Description: Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad posing on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photograph is dated 1952.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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      • Description: Cathedral High School majorettes posing on bleachers. Photograph is dated 1958.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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        • Description: Cathedral High School majorettes posing on bleachers. Photograph is dated 1957.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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          • Description: 1942 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. Unknown location, but one with curtains (painted?) and a bucolic scene as a background. Photo #9.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral High School - Rifle Club
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            • Date Created: 1945-04
            • Description: A photograph of the Cathedral High School Rifle Club that is dated April 1945.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 portrait photo of students of a religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #5.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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                • Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #9.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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                  • Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #8?
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Catholic Daughters of America
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                    • Description: 1951 photo of a recital or minstrel type production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Children are seated in front. Some cast members appear in black face. Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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                      • Date Created: 1958
                      • Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) photo of sale on Evinrude outboard motor boats seen inside a tent. Flotation cushions are suspended in the background. See also mcalA01F11i18.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs