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 lead a cheer in the gymnasium. They wear their school sweatshirts with the letter "W". Photo #8.
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    Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: October 1952 photo of a class at Winooski High School. The building at the corner of E. Spring and Leclair St. served as the high school from 1912 until 1960. A small sign to the right of the entrance states that it is a Standard School. Slightly different exposure see in mcalB22F25i06.
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      Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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        • Description: Undated photo (but very likely from the Oct. '52 set) of a math class at Winooski High School, with the teacher, pointer at the blackboard, explaining an algebraic equation. Note the boys' neat haircuts--a hallmark of the '50s!
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Winooski High School - Misc.
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          • Description: Winooski High School students.
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          Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
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            • Date Created: 1922
            • Description: 1922 flag raising at the American Woolen Mills (AWM) in Winooski, Vermont, perhaps on the Fourth of July or on Labor Day, when AWM sponsored a Field Day for employees and their families. It appears to be summertime and a large crowd is gathered for the event, including dignitaries standing on a platform stage. Photo 2 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.
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            Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
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              • Description: Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) photo of Winooski River, mills and surrounding area. Photo 2 of a seven part panoramic view.
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              Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
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                • Description: Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) view of the Winooski River, its bridge and Champlain Mill in Winooski,Vt. Pre 1927 flood because the old bridge is still there. Winooski Block seen left in distance. Photo 5 of seven part panoramic view.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Billboards
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Roadside billboard located in a grassy sandy lot next to a street advertising Florsheim shoes. Business name of Lewis & Blanchard appears at the bottom of the sign. To the extreme right is a white wooden entry-type gate. Undated but may be 1920s. Location unknown but may be lower Main Street in Burlington.
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                  Boats
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Small ferry or pleasure craft standing inside the breakwater of a lake with three men seen standing on deck. Canopy type covering provides cover for the back half of the boat and the pilot house. Lettering on the side of the bow.
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                    Boy Scouts
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                      • Date Created: undated
                      • Description: Undated photo of seven boy scouts wearing scout shirts, badges and neck scarves lined up on a lawn in front of a white clapboard house 1027 Pine Street, Burlington. Home of John C. Allen in the 1950s. Tall boy in the middle MIGHT be Bruce MacDonald circa 1952.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs