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 - Band
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band (same group as in mcalB06F23i05), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Cathedral High School - Baseball
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Baseball gloves are placed at their feet. Baseball bats and catchers' masks also seen. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of their uniform shirts.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Cathedral High School - Basketball
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        • Description: Members of the 1945-1946 Cathedral High School girls' basketball team pose for a group picture. One girl holds a basketball in her lap labeled "CHS 45-46" Photo #4.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral High School - Basketball
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          • Description: 1945 Cathedral High School boys' basketball team. Photo #32.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral High School - Basketball
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952 photo of Cathedral High School boys' basketball team in the school gymnasium with coach. Photo #7.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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              • Description: Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad. Photograph is dated 1957.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Cathedral High School - Football Teams
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                • Description: A portrait of the Cathedral High School football team sitting on the steps of the main entrance to the school. The photograph is dated 1952.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Cathedral High School - Football Teams
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                  • Description: A team photograph of the Cathedral High School football team. The grandstand of South Park (later Calahan Field) can be seen in the background. The photograph is dated 1958.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


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


                    Cathedral High School - Orchestra
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                      • Description: 1957 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, including a piano and sousaphone. Location is perhaps a ballroom with a stage. Ceiling appears decorated, and background is a forest scene. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs