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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1956 Cathedral High School band majorettes. An altered version of this photo appears in the CHS yearbook, Tower 1956. Pictured are Sally Van Sleet, Captain ; Elizabeth Daley, Pauline McCarthy, Anita Handy, Maureen Barber, Sandra Sinclair, Claire Paris, Lois Crady, Janet Dion, Janet Limoges, Rita...
Show more1956 Cathedral High School band majorettes. An altered version of this photo appears in the CHS yearbook, Tower 1956. Pictured are Sally Van Sleet, Captain ; Elizabeth Daley, Pauline McCarthy, Anita Handy, Maureen Barber, Sandra Sinclair, Claire Paris, Lois Crady, Janet Dion, Janet Limoges, Rita Michaud. See also mcalA08F08i27
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1949 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
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1955-1961 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) Location is the Edmunds High School building Photo #2.
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1945-1946 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) stand outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #5.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1949 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #5.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1946-1947 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) stand outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #4.
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Undated photograph, may be from 1954-1956, of a Burlington High School twirler (majorette). Photo may have been taken for BHS yearbook, Oread.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1949-1950 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1947-1948 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #5.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1955-1961 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) with uniformed man Auditorium stage in Edmunds High School building Photo #5.
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- Burlington High School Band
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Undated photograph of Burlington High School drum majorettes
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- Burlington High School Band
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1945-1946 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) stand outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Late Fall - Jan. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1955-1961 Twirlers (drum majorettes) with a uniformed man center. Location is the stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium.
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- Burlington High School Band
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Undated photograph of Cathedral High School drum majorette ; may be 1958. This may be Carol Bourgeois, Class of 1959.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1945 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of band musicians, drum majorette, and baton twirlers. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag...
Show more1945 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of band musicians, drum majorette, and baton twirlers. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and village scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 24.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1946 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #15.
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1952 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
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1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, stand behind the assembly of band musicians. Venue appears to be school gymnasium/ballroom, here flooded with sunlight. In the background is a stage with mountain...
Show more1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, stand behind the assembly of band musicians. Venue appears to be school gymnasium/ballroom, here flooded with sunlight. In the background is a stage with mountain scenery. Photo no. 28
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery...
Show more1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 39.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1944 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.