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 Streets: Cherry Street (4X5)
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- undated
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Cherry St. - Asphalt Paving Project. Photo dated June 29, 1946. This view of Cherry Street taken from the intersection of St. Paul Street shows the new stone-filled-sheet asphalt hot plant mix pavement in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic church (97 Cherry Street) only...
Show moreCherry St. - Asphalt Paving Project. Photo dated June 29, 1946. This view of Cherry Street taken from the intersection of St. Paul Street shows the new stone-filled-sheet asphalt hot plant mix pavement in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic church (97 Cherry Street) only a few days after its completion. This pavement was constructed approximately 2 inches in thickness over the old pavement as a base. The gutters were first built up to maintain a uniform depth of 6 inch curb face. Left side building is 35 St. Paul (three story wood frame with brick veneer)
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- Cathedral Grammar School
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1949 photo of the front of the sanctuary of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vt with Cathedral Grammar School students ready for First Communion.
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- Cathedral Grammar School
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Undated photo of Cathedral Grammar School students dressed for First Communion standing on the steps outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
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- Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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Undated class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students standing on the steps outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
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- Cathedral High School
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1947 photo of Cathedral High School male students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #9.
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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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- Cathedral High School - Band
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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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- 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.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1946 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band (same group as in mcalB06F23i05), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1957 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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- Cathedral High School - Band
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Ca. 1946 photo (not identical to group in mcalB06F23i05) 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.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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Ca. 1946 photo (not identical to group in mcalB06F23i05) 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.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1951 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 #11.
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- Cathedral High School - Band
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1947 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 no. 12.
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- Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad strike another pose on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photograph is dated 1952.
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- Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad posing on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photograph is dated 1944. Photo #17.
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- Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad posing in the Cathedral High School gymnasium. Photograph is dated 1944. Photo #13.
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- Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad posing on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photograph is dated 1951. Photo #22.
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- Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad posing on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photograph is dated 1944. Photo #18.
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- Cathedral High School - Cheerleaders
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Boys of the Cathedral High School cheerleading squad posing on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photograph is dated 1952.