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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View of exhibition booths. Fresh vegetables and canned goods are on some of the tables. Undated but may be 1940s ; location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
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View of exhibition booths. Fresh vegetables and canned goods are on some of the tables. Undated but may be 1940s ; location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
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- Allstate Band
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Vermont All State Band performing. Date unknown. Location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium. 1947
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- Allstate Band
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- Burlington High School
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1951 photo of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary / Middle School) on South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Burlington High School
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1950s photo of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary School) on South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont. This photo or a version of it appears in 1956 BHS yearbook Oread, p. 67.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Construction of the Burlington High School Auditorium / Gymnasium at the Edmunds building on South Union Street in Burlington showing the interior.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Four images of the Burlington High School (Edmunds building) gymnasium / auditorium on South Union Street, Burlington. Two exterior and 2 interior photos.
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- Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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1951 / 1952 Exterior view of the construction of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Streets, Burlington, Vermont currently Edmunds Elementary School. Shows wooden scaffolding.
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- Burlington High School - Chorus
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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.
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- Burlington High School - Chorus
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1960 photo of boys chorus and orchestra (seen to far left on stage). Location is the auditorium attached to Edmunds where Burlington High School was held. Photo #6.
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1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #3.
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- Burlington High School - Musical Events
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1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium.
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- Burlington High School - Musical Events
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1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #3.
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1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium.
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1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #1?
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1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group assembled for a group portrait at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium.