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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- black-and-white photographs [76]
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- Bands (Music) [77]
- Musicians [77]
- Musical groups [57]
- High school students [35]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [29]
- Church buildings [12]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [9]
- Gymnasiums [9]
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- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
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- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
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- Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
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- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
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Title: Black Cat Cafe
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo of an upper room used for banquets and larger gatherings. A small raised stage is seen at the far end with a band assembled there. Photo #3. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 Burlington High School band on the stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955-1961 Burlington High School band on stage in the Edmunds High School building's auditorium
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 Cathedral High School? Drum major back left has "C" on uniform Photo #35
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 Cathedral High School? Drum mjor back left has "C" on uniform Photo #37
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Fall 1956 - Summer 1957 Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 Cathedral High School? Drum mjor back left has "C" on uniform Photo #39
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo #38.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, stand behind the assembly of band musicians. Venue appears to be school gymnasium/ballroom, here, flooded with sunlight. In the background is a stage with mountain scenery. Photo no. 27.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, stand behind the assembly of band musicians. Venue appears to be school gymnasium/ballroom, here flooded with sunlight. In the background is a stage with mountain scenery. Photo no. 28
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 39.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 37.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 36.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #11.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo no. 12.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #15.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of band musicians, drum majorette, and baton twirlers. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and village scenery comprise the background. Photo no. missing.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1946 photo (not identical to group in mcalB06F23i05) of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1946 photo (not identical to group in mcalB06F23i05) of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of band musicians, drum majorette, and baton twirlers. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and village scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 24.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the Pearl St. entrance of the high school. Photo #16.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the Pearl St. entrance of the high school. Photo #15.
Title: Cathedral High School - Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of band musicians, drum majorette, and baton twirlers. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and village scenery comprise the background. Photo no. missing.
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