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.
Revised April, 2010
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1945-1952 Three male and three female BHS cheerleaders in uniform on the steps outside of the high school building (Edmunds)
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1947 Seven BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones strike a pose in front of the Edmunds High School building. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945 Seven BHS cheerleaders strike a pose outside with the large megaphones. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1952 Six BHS cheerleaders pose outside on the steps of the high school building (Edmunds). Photo #7.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1947 Eight BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1949 Burlington High School football game.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1935-1936 Burlington High School football team outside on the steps of Edmunds High School building. Milton L. Hard front row far left. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1949 Burlington High School football game.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1935-1936 BHS football team outside on the steps of Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School). Milton L. Hard, front row far left.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1948 Burlington High School football game.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1949 Burlington High School football game.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1949 Burlington High School football players. Milton L. Hard, center.
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- Burlington High School - Football
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1935-1936 Burlington High School football team outside on the steps of Edmunds High School building. Milton L. Hard, front row far left. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School - Groups (unidentified)
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1955 Coach John (Jack) Hart with a BHS boys athletic sports team. Photo taken for school yearbook. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1954 BHS boys cross country athletic sports team. Version of this photo taken for the BHS 1955 yearbook, Oread, p. 75. Standing left to right: Ralph Bushey, Mahlon Teachout, Leroy Paris, Coach John "Jack" Hart, Arthur Carron, Ronald Viau, Arthur Stultz. Kneeling: Gordon Stowell, David Carron,...
Show more1954 BHS boys cross country athletic sports team. Version of this photo taken for the BHS 1955 yearbook, Oread, p. 75. Standing left to right: Ralph Bushey, Mahlon Teachout, Leroy Paris, Coach John "Jack" Hart, Arthur Carron, Ronald Viau, Arthur Stultz. Kneeling: Gordon Stowell, David Carron, Wendell Carr.
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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 #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 outside on the steps of the school with Coach Orrie Jay back row just left of center. 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 standing outside on the steps of the school with two trophies and Coach Orrie Jay. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Undated photograph of the Burlington High School baseball team. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School Baseball Team
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Burlington High School 1957 varsity baseball team. A version of this photo appears in the BHS yearbook Oread 1958, in the Sports section. All members are named including Coach Jay and Coach Alberghini. Photo #2.