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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- Burlington High School - Musical Events
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- Burlington High School - Orchestra
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- Burlington High School - Orchestra
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1961 photo of an orchestra assembled on stage at the BHS (Edmunds) auditorium. Photo #4.
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- Burlington High School - Orchestra
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1954-1956 Burlington High School student orchestra.
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- Burlington High School - Orchestra
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1954 BHS orchestra with Mr. Lyman C. Hurd, III, Head of Music Department.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1946-1947 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School Band
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- 1946-1947
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- Burlington High School Band
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1955-1961 Burlington High School band on stage in the Edmunds High School building's auditorium
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- Burlington High School Band
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1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2?
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- Burlington High School Band
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1955-1961 Burlington High School band on stage in Edmunds High School building auditorium.
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- Burlington High School Band
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1961 Burlington High School band on the stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. Photo #1.
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- Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
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- Musical Ensembles
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Adult choral and orchestra groups assembled on stage. Location old Edmunds High School auditorium, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Photo #1.
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- Musical Ensembles
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Burlington High school student band? Group assembled on stage in the auditorium located at the Edmunds High School building in Burlington, Vermont where BHS was held. Event may be All State. Undated. Photo #1?
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- Musical Ensembles
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Adult choral and orchestra groups assembled on stage. Location Burlington High School (Edmunds building) auditorium, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Photo #3.
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A photo of a large choral group, possibly Burlington High School students as they pose in their robes for a group portrait. Location is the auditorium attached to the Edmunds building where BHS was held.