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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1946 Group portrait of teachers taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #11.
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1946 Portrait of faculty taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #7.
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- Burlington High School - Faculty
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1954/56 Burlington High School faculty Seated left is Mrs. Thelma H. Jobling. Seated right may be Miss Olufa M. Jones.
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1953/1954 photo of Music and Art Dept faculty for BHS 1954 yearbook Oread, p. 11. Mr. Lyman Hurd, Mrs. Jean Pappoutsakis, Mrs. Anne Clark, Mrs. Olwen Prindle, Mr. Ellwyn Hayslip.
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- Burlington High School - Faculty
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1955/56 Burlington High School faculty photo taken for BHS 1956 yearbook, Oread, p. 9. Principal Holland Smith, far left back row.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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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 Faculty
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Formal portrait of faculty members of Burlington High School's English Dept. Standing: Miss Ruth Jones, Mr. Landman, Mrs. Iversen, Mr. Jay, Principal Holland "Dutch" Smith (with the Burlington school system beginning in 1929, BHS principal 1950-1964). Seated: Mr. Newton, Miss Urie, Mrs. Offensend...
Show moreFormal portrait of faculty members of Burlington High School's English Dept. Standing: Miss Ruth Jones, Mr. Landman, Mrs. Iversen, Mr. Jay, Principal Holland "Dutch" Smith (with the Burlington school system beginning in 1929, BHS principal 1950-1964). Seated: Mr. Newton, Miss Urie, Mrs. Offensend, Miss White, Miss Goodwin, Miss Allen, Mr. Offensend, Mr. John "Jack" Hart. Photo appears in BHS yearbook Oread 1954, p. 13.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1954 photo of Sarsfield McNulty and Coach Mr. Eugene J. Healey of the BHS Cross-Country team. Photo appears in the 1954 BHS yearbook, Oread, p. 37.
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- Cathedral High School - Faculty
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A portrait of Cathedral High School faculty members. Photograph dated 1957. Photo #36.
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- Cathedral High School - Faculty
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A second pose for a portrait of Cathedral High School faculty members. Photograph dated 1957. Photo #35.
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- Cathedral High School - Faculty
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A second pose for a portrait of the faculty of Cathedral High School taken at the Pearl Street entrance to the school. The photograph is dated summer 1937. Photo #2.
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- Cathedral High School - Faculty
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A portrait of the faculty of Cathedral High School taken at the Pearl Street entrance to the school. The photograph is dated summer 1937. Photo #1.
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- Milton High School - Class Pictures
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1946 Milton school student class picture. Photo #8.
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- Milton High School - Faculty
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1945 Milton High School faculty. Photo #31.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1947 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1945 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1945 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
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- Richmond High School
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Seventeen Richmond High School graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of the school with faculty member, Eugene Clowse (1883-1955). Clowse was Supervising Principal from 1930 to 1954. Undated. Photo #2.