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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Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders pose in formation in the gymnasium. They wear their school shirts with the letter "W" and megaphone. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Winooski High School - Football
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- Description: "Undated" (1952) portrait photo of the Winooski High School football team. In the top row are coach Stan Yankowski (far right) and asst. coach Ray Villemaire (far left). Names of other players are in: Skip Tipson, Winooski High Football 1931-1974, available in Bailey/Howe Special Collections. The team record that year: 1-6-0.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
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- Date Created: 1917-04-14
- Description: April 14, 1917 flag raising at Mill Park, near the American Woolen Mills in Winooski, Vermont. A large crowd has gathered for the event. Shortly after the U.S. entered World War I (April 6, 1917), woolen mill employees collected $100 to purchase 3 American flags, which were raised in front of the Champlain Mill, Mill No. 3 (now the condominium apartments overlooking the river and bridge), and the mill office. (Photo 1 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.)
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Miscellaneous
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- Description: Looks to be packing crate construction.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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- Description: 1945-1952 Seven BHS cheerleaders kneel on the gymnasium floor and strike a pose in formation. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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- Description: 1945 Seven BHS cheerleaders strike a pose outside with the large megaphones. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Church Groups - Unidentified
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- Description: 1951 photo of a church choir and two people in the role of religious figures Joseph and Mary at Christmas. Ornate organ pipes seen to the far right. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Farms
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of several men (dairy inspectors??) in a cow barn.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Farms - Livestock
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of farm chickens feeding outside their coops. Photo #6?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Farms - Livestock
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of farm chickens feeding outside their coop.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs