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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- Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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1949 / 1950 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #3.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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1949 / 1950 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #4.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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1951 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #4.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball (Girls)
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1944 Winooski High School Girls' Basketball team.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball (Girls)
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1944 Winooski High School Girls' Basketball team.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball - Class 'B' Champs
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1949 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team; Class B champions. Photo #2.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball - Class 'B' Champs
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1949 Winooski High School Boyls' Basketball team; Class B champions. Photo #4.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball - Class 'B' Champs
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1949 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team; Class B champions with three trophies. Photo #2.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball - Class 'B' Champs
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1949 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team; Class B champions. Photo #3.
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- Winooski High School - Basketball players
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Two unidentified Winooski High School basketball players stand in the gymnasium each with a basketball. Dated 1945.
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- Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
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1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders stand in formation in the gymnasium. They wear their school sweatshirts with the letter "W". Photo #7.
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1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders stand in formation in the gymnasium. They wear their school shirts with the letter "W" and megaphone. Photo #6
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1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders pose in formation in the gymnasium. They wear their school shirts with the letter "W" and megaphone. Photo #5.
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1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders lead a cheer in the gymnasium. They wear their school sweatshirts with the letter "W". Photo #8.
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- Winooski High School - Chorus
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1949 photo of the Winooski High School chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear cardigan sweaters with lyre emblem badge. Photo #2.
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- Winooski High School - Chorus
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1949 photo of several Winooski High School students. Seen is one girl wearing a cardigan sweater with a lyre emblem badge. Photo #4.
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- Winooski High School - Chorus
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1949 / 1950 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear choral robes. Photo #1.
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- Winooski High School - Chorus
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1949 / 1950 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear choral robes. Photo #2.
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- Winooski High School - Chorus
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1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner. They wear white tops with ribbon ties at collar. Photo #5.
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- Winooski High School - Chorus
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1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner and choral director. The girls wear white tops with ribbon ties at collar. Photo #2.