Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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.
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Undated photograph of the Burlington High School baseball team. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Undated photograph (maybe 1955 / 1959) of the Burlington High School baseball team seated outside on the steps of the school with Coach Orrie Jay back row center. Photo #2?
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Undated photograph (maybe 1955 / 1959) of the Burlington High School baseball team seated outside on the school steps with Coach Orrie Jay. Photo #1. See also mcalB03F04i08.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Undated photograph of the Burlington High School baseball team outside seated on the steps of the school with Coach Orrie Jay back row left. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Undated photograph (maybe 1955 / 1959) of the Burlington High School baseball team standing with Coach Orrie Jay back row center. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Undated (maybe 1955 / 1959) photograph of the Burlington High School baseball team outside on the steps of the school with two trophies and Coach Orrie Jay. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Undated (maybe 1955 / 1959) photograph of the Burlington High School baseball team outside on the steps of the school with Coach Orrie Jay standing back row left. Two players hold a trophy. One of them wears only one shoe. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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1935 Burlington High School baseball team as pictured in the BHS yearbook Oread 1935, p. 66. Captain Frank Gilbert, Manager Edward J. Booth, Coach Milton L. Hard. Names of the team members are listed in the book. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Undated photograph (maybe 1955-1959) of the Burlington High School baseball team seated outside on the steps of the school with Coach Orrie Jay. Photo #2
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- Burlington High School Faculty
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Photo of a Burlington High School track coach, Carl Adams and student, Allan Remick. Allan wears a dark sweatshirt with the word Burlington on the front. Possibly taken in the Edmunds High School gymnasium. Photo appears in BHS yearbook Oread 1954, p. 41.
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- Burlington High School Groups
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Photo of student David Dilloway, BHS class of 1954, and Mr. Edward Keenan, the Burlington High School Rifle Club's coach) each holding a rifle. Behind David is a poster giving tips for safe shooting. Taken for BHS yearbook, Oread 1954, p. 26.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1949 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith (far left).
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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Group portrait of boys track team seated outside. Team's coach is in the center of the photo in suit and tie.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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Group photo of boys varsity track team 1957. Taken outside Edmunds High School building (currently Edmunds Elementary School). A version of photo appears in the BHS yearbook Oread 1958 in the Sports section. All are named including Coach Carl Adams (back row in suit and tie) Photo #1.
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1945 BHS track team.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1949 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith, (far left).
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1948-1949 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith. One member holds two trophies. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1944 BHS track team outside on the steps of BHS (Edmunds building)
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1956/1957 BHS track team with Coach Carl Adams and Assistant Coach Bill Bull. Two members each hold a trophy. A version of this photo appears in the BHS yearbook, Oread, p. 68.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1947 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith. One member holds a trophy.