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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [282]
- Portrait photography [282]
- High school students [210]
- High school buildings [81]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [80]
- Gymnasiums [35]
- Priests [13]
- Baseball [11]
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- Students [5]
- Bands (Music) [4]
- School children [4]
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- Choirs (Music) [3]
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- Drum majorettes [2]
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Topic: ("Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.)")
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Girls' Choir of Cathedral High School in school uniforms assembled in three rows on gymnasium bleachers for a formal photo. The gym windows have been covered with white or solid light colored paper. Photo numbered 23. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1957.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 senior class students assembled on gymnasium bleachers for a formal class photo. They are gathered in two groups with a center divide. Girls in uniform are in the front rows. Boys in suit jackets and ties in the back. In the foreground a select group of students, probably class officers, stand or sit in front of the rest. Probably taken for the school yearbook.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Freshman Chorus formal group photo at Cathedral High School as they stand on the gymnasium bleachers. The girls stand in the front rows and the boys in the back. Girls are all in school uniforms and the boys mostly in jacket and tie. White sheets are draped over the windows. Photo 16. Photo numbered 16. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1957.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Freshman class photo assembled onto gymnasium bleachers into two groups with a center divide. Girls are in the front dressed in school uniforms; boys are in the back rows. Class officers Dennis Daley, President ; Barbara Valyou, Secretary, Michael McKenzie, Vice President ; Margaret Barry, Treasurer. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1956.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Freshman class photo assembled onto gymnasium bleachers into two groups with a center divide. Girls are in the front dressed in school uniforms; boys are in the back rows. Class officers Dennis Daley, President ; Barbara Valyou, Secretary, Michael McKenzie, Vice President ; Margaret Barry, Treasurer. Photo #7. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1956.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Freshman Chorus gathered onto gymnasium bleachers into two groups with a center divide for formal photo. Girls are in the front dressed in school uniforms; boys are in the back rows. A select group of girls stand in front of the rest each standing on either side of the center divide. Photo numbered 10. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1956.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Boys' Glee Club assembled in three rows on the gymnasium bleachers (beneath the wall radiators) for a formal photo. Photo numbered 18. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1956.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Sophomore Class of Cathedral High School assembled in two groups with a central divide on the gymnasium bleachers for a formal photo. Girls are in school uniforms and in front rows. The boys in suit jackets and ties in the back rows. Class officers Joyce Guyette, President ; Julia Lawler, Secretary ; Michael Pearo, Vice President ; John Cannizarro, Treasurer. Photo numbered 2. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1956.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Junior Class assembled in two groups with a central divide on the gymnasium bleachers for a formal photo. Girls are in school uniforms and the front rows. The boys in suit jackets and ties in the back rows. Class officers sit in the front of the rest with two on each side of the center divide. Officers Michael Pearo, President ; Virginia Fargione, Vice President ; Frances Thibault, Secretary ; Royce Pollard, Treasurer. Photo numbered 9. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1957.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May be formal class graduation photo of 8th grade students of the Cathedral Grammar School 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 #6. Undated.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Formal class photo of students standing outside on the steps in front of the main entrance of the Cathedral High School. May be 8th grade graduation. Girls are grouped on the left with the boys on the right. Nuns and priests in the back row. Photo #3. Undated but may be 1961.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 majorettes formal photo standing on wooden steps arranged in a "V" formation. An altered version of this photo appears in the school yearbook, Tower 1956. Photo #30. Sally Van Sleet, Captain ; Elizabeth Daley, Pauline McCarthy, Anita Handy, Maureen Barber, Sandra Sinclair, Claire Paris, Lois Crady, Janet Dion, Janet Limoges, Rita Michaud.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of nine male cheerleaders assembled on wooden steps in an ascending formation inside the gymnasium for a formal photo. They wear white shirts beneath solid colored sweaters and dark solid colored pants. Two wear the letter "C" on their sweaters. Altered photo appears in the school yearbook, Tower, 1956, under Cheerleaders. Left to right Thomas Shepard, Geralld Hatin, John Fisher, Gerald Allard, Patrick Rideout, Eugene Desautel, Raymond Fay, Bernard Couture, Bruce Maynard. Photo #31.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of the baseball team for the Cathedral High School, directed by Coach Tom Alberico, that appears in the 1959 year book, Tower Echoes, p. 87. Front row, left to right, Moe LaFrance, Cliff Pashby, Mike McKenzie, Tom Gabbeitt, Ron Grenon, Tom Henry, Jerry Premo. 2nd row: Gerry Grenon, Russ Tilley, Bob Polworth, Mike Thibault, Dan Navin, Warren Ellis. 3rd row: Coach Tom Alberico, Louie Izzo, John Cross, Tom O'Connor, Ray Houle, Mat Quinn, Matthew Halpin.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Junior Class formal photo of students assembled on the gymnasium bleachers in two groups with a center divide. Girls are in school uniform in the front rows, boys in jackets and ties in the back. Class officers sit in center of the front row. Officers Richard Bove, President ; Irene Daigle, Secretary ; Remo Pizzagalli, Vice President ; Philip McKenzie, Treasurer. Taken for school yearbook, Tower 1956.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 senior class Cathedral High School. Formal class photo taken in the gymnasium on the bleachers in two groups with a center divide. Girls are in school uniform in the front rows, boys in jackets and ties in the back. Class officers sit in the front row. May have been taken for school yearbook, Tower.
Title: Congregational Church, First - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a high school majorette (probably Cathedral High School in the 1950s) Undated. Could this be Sandra Dutra, class of 1958?
Title: McAllister Portraits
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Commerical photographer Louis L. McAllister seen seated in the Cathedral High School gym with his camera on tripod during one of his many photo shoots of the students. Undated but may be 1950s.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of a priest of Cathedral High School, Burlington, Vt.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cathedral High School band and baton twirlers with drum major assembled on stage under the direction of Dr. Joseph Lechnyr, top right. Location may be at the school or elsewhere in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Photo #37.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Two undated photographs of Cathedral High School drum majorette. Probably taken for year book.
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