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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School Groups - Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1945-1946
    • Description: Ca. 1945 photo of a large group of high school students, assembled outside the school for a class portrait perhaps. Identity of persons, venue, and occasion unknown. Photo #6?
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    School Groups - Unidentified
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: 1952 photo of 3 women and one man discussing possibly the production of "Iolanthe" by Gilbert & Sullivan. The couple on the right are looking at a vocal score; the couple on the left, a model of a stage design. Identity of persons, location, and occasion unknown.
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      School Groups - Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: 1947 photo of some high school students--all girls except for one boy--seated for a portrait. Identity of group, school, and occasion are unknown.
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        School Groups - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: Ca. 1945 photo of school children enjoying a milk break in their classroom. Teachers stand in the background. School and occasion unknown. (See also mcalB05F20i05, dated 1947.)
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          School Sports - Baseball
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 photo of unidentified school baseball team with coach. Photo 2.
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            School Sports - Baseball
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              • Date Created: 1949
              • Description: 1949 Richford High School baseball team, the Falcons? Photo 2.
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              School Sports - Basketball
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 - Unidentified members of a boys basketball team with coach. Two boys wear a horizontal stripe uniform top. A trophy stands on the floor in front.
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                School Sports - Football
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 photo of high school football team with coaches in gymnasium. Photo 1.
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                  Shelburne High School
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Undated photo of Shelburne Public School building, Shelburne Road, Shelburne, Vt. Built in 1926.
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                    South Burlington Central School
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                      • Date Created: 1959
                      • Description: 1959 South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium with portion of class slogan ("Forward ever...") seen in the back. Photo #2. See also mcalA17F06i07 for another exposure.
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