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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This a photo of the Cathedral High School girls basketball team of 1955-56. Photo #36.
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- Athletics, unidentified
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This a photo of the Cathedral High girls basketball team of 1955-56. Photo #32.
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- Burlington High School - Baseball
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1947 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay (2nd row far right) assembled in front of bleachers at ball field. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945 Five female BHS cheerleaders pose in a squat position outside the school with the large megaphones.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945 Three male and four female BHS cheerleaders strike a pose with large megaphones outside the school. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945 Five female BHS cheerleaders strike a pose with the large megaphones. Photo #2?
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1952 Six BHS cheerleaders pose outside on the steps of the high school building (Edmunds). Photo #6.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1947 Eight BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945-1952 Seven BHS cheerleaders pose in the gymnasium. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945-1952 Seven BHS cheerleaders kneel on the gymnasium floor and strike a pose in formation. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1947 Seven BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945-1952 Three male and three female BHS cheerleaders in uniform on the steps outside of the high school building (Edmunds)
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1947 Seven BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones strike a pose in front of the Edmunds High School building. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1945 Seven BHS cheerleaders strike a pose outside with the large megaphones. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1952 Six BHS cheerleaders pose outside on the steps of the high school building (Edmunds). Photo #7.
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- Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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1947 Eight BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School - Chorus
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1954-1956 BHS chorus with Mrs. Jean Pappoutsakis center front. Location is the auditorium attached to Edmunds where Burlington High School was held.
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- Burlington High School - Chorus
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1961 chorus seated in chairs in front of the stage in the auditorium attached to Edmunds where Burlington High School was held. Photo #8.
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- Burlington High School - Chorus
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1952-1960 Photo of BHS chorus with string assemble. A large banner "Merry Christmas" is stretched across the stage curtain. Location is the auditorium at Edmunds High School building. Photo #5?
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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.