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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Vermont All State Band performing. Date unknown. Location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium. 1947
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Vermont All State Band performing. Date unknown. Location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium. 1947
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1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo of an upper room used for banquets and larger gatherings. A small raised stage is seen at the far end with a band assembled there. Photo #3. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block.
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Undated photo no. 6 but may be 1951 and related to the Camp Abnaki 50th anniversary of the boys' resident summer camp located in North Hero on the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). Seen here is a marching band in formation with their musical...
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- Christ the King School
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School marching band in uniform and in chalice shaped formation. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated.
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- Christ the King School
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School marching band in uniform. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated. Photo #2.
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- Christ the King School
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Christ the King School marching band in an undated photograph. Photo #5.
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- Christ the King School
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Photograph of a photograph of the Christ the King School marching band. Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Undated.
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- Christ the King School
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School marching band in uniform and in chalice shaped formation. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated.
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- Christ the King School
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This is a photograph of a photograph of the Christ the King School Marching band. An copy of the photograph has already been published on the CDI as mcalA09F05i04
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- Christ the King School
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This is a photograph of a photograph of the Christ the King School Marching band. A copy of the photograph has already been published on the CDI as mcalA09F05i03.
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- Christ the King School
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School marching band in uniform. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated. Photo #4.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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School band in uniform and in cross shaped formation. A banner reads "Christ the King, Burlington Vt". Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the left. Undated.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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School band in uniform and in column shaped formation. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Banner held by two boys reads "Christ the King School, Burlington, Vt." Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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School marching band in uniform and in chalice shaped formation. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski, priest of the Catholic diocese of Burlington, stands to the right. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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School marching band in uniform and in chalice shaped formation. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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School band in uniform and in chalice shaped formation. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right and another man stands to the left. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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School band in uniform and in column formation. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski, priest of the Catholic diocese of Burlington, stands to the right and another man stands to the left. Banner held by two boys reads "Christ the King School, Burlington, Vt." Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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School band in uniform and in column formation. A banner reads "Christ the King School, Burlington Vt." Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski, priest of the Catholic diocese of Burlington, stands to the right. Undated.
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- Essex Junction Boys Band
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Winter, 1945 photo of the Essex Junction Boys Band. Instruments include clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and bass and snare drums. Band director could be the gentleman on the left. Photo #1.