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.
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- School Sports - Basketball
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- 1944
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1944 - Three members of an unidentified girls basketball team. \ Photo #5.
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- School Sports - Basketball
- Date Created
- 1945
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1945 - Unidentified members of a boys basketball team with coach. Two boys wear a horizontal stripe uniform top. A trophy stands on the floor in front. Photo #1.
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- School Sports - Basketball
- Date Created
- 1951-1952
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1951/1952 - Members of an unidentified boys high school basketball team with coach. One member wears a knitted pullover sweater with images of skiers. Photo #7.
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- School Sports - Basketball
- Date Created
- 1951-1952
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1951/1952 - Members of an unidentified girls high school basketball team. Two members wear a heart shaped name tag on their jackets. One says "Arlene." Two other members have the single letter "S" on their jackets.
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- School Sports - Football
- Date Created
- 1949
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1949 photo of three football players on stadium field.
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- School Sports - Football
- Date Created
- 1952
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1952 photo of high school football team with coaches in gymnasium. Photo #3.
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- School Sports - Football
- Date Created
- 1952
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1952 photo of high school football team with coaches in gymnasium. Photo 1.
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- School Sports - Football
- Date Created
- 1948-1949
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1948 / 1949 close-up photo of three football players on stadium field.
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- School Sports - Football
- Date Created
- 1952
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1952 photo of high school football team with coaches in gymnasium. Photo 2.
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- Shelburne High School
- Date Created
- undated
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Undated photo of the Shelburne High School baseball team, with just barely enough players. Principal John E. McGee (perhaps also the team coach) stands in the back row. Photo #4?
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- Vergennes High School - Baseball
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Vergennes High School baseball team and, presumably, their coach. (School history: built in 1871, for elem. and high school grades; after 1950, high school only; 1959, replaced by new union high school; 1964, demolished to allow construction of supermarket.)
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1951 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team. Photo #4.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1949 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys' baseball team. Photo #3.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1951 / 1952 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1952 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coach probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #1.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
- Description
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1951 / 1952 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1949 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coach and a young boy.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1944 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
- Title
- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
- Description
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1947 outdoor portrait photo in stadium of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #2.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
- Description
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1947 outdoor portrait photo in stadium of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #1?