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 Track Team
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Formal group portrait of the boys track team standing outside the Edmunds High School building. Two team members in the front hold trophies. Coach Carl Adams is in the back row in the center. (Several lookers-on can be seen in the window of the glass paneled doors behind the team). Probably taken...
Show moreFormal group portrait of the boys track team standing outside the Edmunds High School building. Two team members in the front hold trophies. Coach Carl Adams is in the back row in the center. (Several lookers-on can be seen in the window of the glass paneled doors behind the team). Probably taken for the BHS yearbook, Oread. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1957 / 1958 group photo of boys track team. Second from left in back row (in suit and tie) is Coach Carl Adams. Taken outside Edmunds High School building (currently Edmunds Elementary School). Probably taken for the BHS yearbook, Oread. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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Undated photo of BHS track team with Coach Carl Adams. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1957 / 1958 group photo of boys track team. Second from left in back row (in suit and tie) is Coach Carl Adams. Taken outside Edmunds High School building (currently Edmunds Elementary School). Probably taken for the BHS yearbook, Oread. Photo #4. See also mcalB03F21i09
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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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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. Photo #2.
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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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Undated photo of BHS track team with Coach Carl Adams. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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Group photo of boys track team standing on the steps outside the Edmunds High School building. Two trophies are held by two of the team members. In the back row center are the coaches. Coach Carl Adams is second from the left. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1945 BHS track team.
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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.
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- Burlington High School Track Team
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1945 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith.
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- Burlington Police
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- undated
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Members of the Burlington Police Department on the steps of City Hall
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- Burlington Police Department
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1957-1958 Burlington Police Department outside on the steps of City Hall. Photo #2.
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- Burlington Police Department
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1957-1958 Burlington Police Department outside on the steps of City Hall. Photo #4.
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- Burlington Police Department
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1946-1947 Photo of a police officer sitting in what may be a living room of a private home.
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- Burlington Streets: Shelburne Road.
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Photograph dated Oct. 21, 1932 looking southerly on St. Paul street from near the corner of St. Paul and Marian Streets. A sign for the Manor House, which was located at 567 St. Paul Street can be seen to the right. Trolley tracks are in the process of being removed. Original caption reads:...
Show morePhotograph dated Oct. 21, 1932 looking southerly on St. Paul street from near the corner of St. Paul and Marian Streets. A sign for the Manor House, which was located at 567 St. Paul Street can be seen to the right. Trolley tracks are in the process of being removed. Original caption reads: Widening Shelburne Street.
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- Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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1945 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113 dinner. Photo #4.
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- Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #3.
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- Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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1949 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113 sit for a formal portrait. Many wear the club vests and hats. The club is a voluntary, non-profit auxiliary women's club formed to offer support to veterans and families as part of the VFW.