Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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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Trinity College - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1947
    • Description: 1947. Interior photo of a large group of children with mothers and caregivers, very likely part of Trinity College's interest in early childhood education and early diagnosis of developmental disorders. Childrens Day? Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Trinity College - Groups
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951. Outdoor photo on steps of Mann Hall of a large group of children with mothers and caregivers, very likely part of Trinity College's interest in early childhood development and early diagnosis of developmental disorders. Childrens Day? Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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        • Date Created: 1956
        • Description: 1956 Trinity College students and members of a sports team (basketball?).
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949 Trinity College students and members of a ski club or team outside, with the Admin. Building (Mann Hall) behind them.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 Tea party at Trinity College, with students and faculty attending.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            UVM - Class Reunions
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              • Description: Class of 1933 reunion group gathered in front of the Waterman Building at their 25th reunion. Photo appears in the July 1958 edition of the Vermont Alumni Quarterly. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              UVM - Class Reunions
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                • Description: (Duplicate of mcalB19F21i11) Class of 1932, assembled near the Waterman Building. Probably a 1957 photo of their 25th reunion.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: Brothers of Sigma Nu fraternity at 57 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo (mcalB19F31i04) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, so the date listed above must be incorrect. Photo #18.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Phi
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: Members of Sigma Phi fraternity, with a house located at 420 College St. This photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, p. 142. Photo #40.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    UVM - Fraternities - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1953
                      • Description: Brothers of an as yet unidentified fraternity. Dated 1953. Photo #7.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs