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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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Construction of the Burlington High School Auditorium / Gymnasium at the Edmunds building on South Union Street in Burlington showing the interior.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Interior view of the construction of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Streets, Burlington, Vermont currently Edmunds Elementary School. View of the ceiling and back wall (perhaps where the stage will be?)
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Four images of the Burlington High School (Edmunds building) gymnasium / auditorium on South Union Street, Burlington. Two exterior and 2 interior photos.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Exterior view of the construction of the gymnasium / auditorium attached to the old Burlington High School on South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont currently Edmunds Elementary / Middle School. Cars are parked at the site and a sign to the left announces the project.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Exterior view of the construction of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Streets, Burlington, Vermont currently Edmunds Elementary School.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Exterior view of the construction of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Streets, Burlington, Vermont currently Edmunds Elementary School. Shows wooden scaffolding.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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March 1951 Construction of the Burlington High School Gymnasium / Auditorium showing the metal framing from the exterior. View is looking west toward the lake. Photo #51.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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March 1951 Construction of the Burlington High School (Edmunds building) Auditorium / Gymnasium on South Union Street, Burlington showing metal framing from the exterior.
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- Burlington High School - Chorus
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Undated photo of large group of men and women in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. "BHS" seen above the stage. Burlington High School occupied the Edmunds building until 1964 when the new North Avenue BHS buildings were built. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1955/1956 BHS Student Council with Miss Mildred E. Akins, adviser. Photo appears in 1956 yearbook, Oread, p. 70
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1950s photo of Burlington High School machine shop.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1954/1955 Burlington High School chemistry class with Mr. Karl L. Buck. Photo appears in BHS yearbook Oread, p. 51.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1955-1956 BHS Student Council with Miss Mildred E. Atkins, advisor
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1950s photo of Burlington High School machine shop.
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- Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
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Southeasterly view of Edmunds High School (Burlington High School) at the corner of Main Street and So. Union Street. Street crews after a heavy snow fall seen with two dept. vehicles. A chain connects a tractor with spiked wheels to a truck behind it as they clear the sidewalks. Undated (may be...
Show moreSoutheasterly view of Edmunds High School (Burlington High School) at the corner of Main Street and So. Union Street. Street crews after a heavy snow fall seen with two dept. vehicles. A chain connects a tractor with spiked wheels to a truck behind it as they clear the sidewalks. Undated (may be circa 1925) Photo also seen in UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Pearl St.
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Undated but may be late 1920s or early 1930s view of Pearl Street looking east. To the right is the Cathedral High School. In the distance also on the right is the towering Masonic Temple building at the corner of Pearl and Church St.
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- Cathedral High School
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April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled inside on bleachers for a group picture. Photo #5.
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- Cathedral High School
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1956 class photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #15.
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- Cathedral High School
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April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled for a class picture. Photo #2.
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- Cathedral High School
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1959 photo of students, priests and nuns standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture.