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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1942 photo of Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team with coach standing outside on the steps of the school for a group picture. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of the uniform shirts. Photo #11.
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1949-1950 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Some players hold baseball gloves. Glass plate negative appears cracked. Same boys as seen in mcalB06F26i10.
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1957 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Some sports equipment is on the pavement in front of them. Photo #1
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- Cathedral High School - Baseball
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1957 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team seated outside on the steps of the school. Some sports equipment is on the pavement in front of them. Photo #3
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- Cathedral High School - Baseball
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1944 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Baseball gloves are placed at their feet. Baseball bats and catchers' masks also seen. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of their uniform shirts.
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- Cathedral High School - Baseball
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1942 photo of Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team with coach standing outside on the steps of the school for a group picture. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of the uniform shirts. Photo #12.
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- Cathedral High School - Baseball
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1957 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Members in the front row hold gloves. Photo #2.
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- Cathedral High School - Baseball
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1944 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Baseball gloves are placed at their feet. Baseball bats and catchers' masks also seen. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of their uniform shirts.
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- Cathedral High School - Baseball
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1944 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team with their coach stand outside on the steps of the school. Team members in the front row hold baseball gloves. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of their uniform shirts.
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- Cathedral High School - Baseball
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1949-1950 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Some players hold baseball gloves.
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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 - Orchestra
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1957 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, with conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the back row, left. A good balance of strings, woodwinds, and brass present, including a piano and sousaphone. Location is perhaps a ballroom with a stage. Ceiling appears decorated, and background...
Show more1957 photo of the Cathedral High School orchestra, with conductor Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the back row, left. A good balance of strings, woodwinds, and brass present, including a piano and sousaphone. Location is perhaps a ballroom with a stage. Ceiling appears decorated, and background is a forest scene.
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- Cathedral High School, Burlington
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Formal class photo of students assembled on the bleachers in the gymnasium. The girls are in uniform and are in the front. The boys are in the back rows. The windows are left uncovered as seen the the background. Undated but may be early 1950s. Probably taken for the school yearbook.
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- Cathedral High School, Burlington
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Formal class photo of students standing outside on the steps in front of the main entrance of the Cathedral High School. Girls are grouped on the left with the boys on the right and in the back row with two priests. Photo #4. Undated.
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- Cathedral High School, Burlington
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Formal photo of students assembled in front of the main entrance to the Cathedral High School. Girls are grouped on the left. The boys are grouped on the right. Nuns and priests are in the back row. Undated.
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- Cathedral High School, Burlington
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Formal class photo of boys and girls standing in front of the school. Priests stand on either end in the back row. Some have dressed for the occasion with some boys wearing suit and tie. Girls all in dresses. Photo #4. Undated.
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- Cathedral High School, Burlington
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Formal school class photo of a group of students standing outside on the steps of the main entrance on Pearl Street. Girls are on the right; boys are on the left. Almost all the boys are dressed in suits and ties; the girls all in dresses. Priests and nuns stand in the back row. Caption "No 2 65...
Show moreFormal school class photo of a group of students standing outside on the steps of the main entrance on Pearl Street. Girls are on the right; boys are on the left. Almost all the boys are dressed in suits and ties; the girls all in dresses. Priests and nuns stand in the back row. Caption "No 2 65 cents each". Undated.
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Formal photo of graduating students gathered outside on the side of the school. All are dressed in the same type and color robes. Rows alternate girls and boys. Photo #3. Undated.
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- Cathedral High School, Burlington
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Formal class photo of students standing outside on the steps in front of the main entrance of the Cathedral High School. Girls are grouped on the left with the boys on the right. Nuns and priests are seen in the back row. Photo #3. Undated.
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- Cathedral High School, Burlington
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Formal class photo of a large group of students outside the main school entrance on Pearl Street. Nearly all the boys are in suits and ties. Girls all wear dresses. Boys are grouped on the left and the girls on the right. Nuns and priests stand in the back row. Undated. Caption "No. 3 65 cents...
Show moreFormal class photo of a large group of students outside the main school entrance on Pearl Street. Nearly all the boys are in suits and ties. Girls all wear dresses. Boys are grouped on the left and the girls on the right. Nuns and priests stand in the back row. Undated. Caption "No. 3 65 cents each."
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