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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UVM - University Choir
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    • Description: Robed members of the University Choir in Ira Allen Chapel, with director Prof. Howard G. Bennett (front row, center). The choir sang weekly for chapel services and presented Christmas and Easter concerts. A lighter version of this photo appears in the 1953 Ariel (UVM yearbook), on p. 109. Photo #73.
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    UVM - ROTC Band
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      • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Waterman Building. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. A similiar photo is published in the 1946 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.111. The Ariel explains that this was the 2nd year the band was "supplemented by girl members," presumably because male musicians were involved in the war effort. All but 5 members of this band are women. Photo #4.
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      UVM - Fraternities - Lambda Iota
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        • Description: Members of Lambda Iota fraternity, with house at 440 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F27i01.) The stuffed owl (front row, center) is, apparently, Lambda's mascot. Dated 1951. Photo #5.
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        UVM - Fraternities - Phi Sigma Delta
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          • Description: Members of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity, with house at 360 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #24.
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          UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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            • Description: Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, with house at 61 Summit St., Burlington, Vt. This photo appears on p.139 of the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. (Same group as in mcalB19F30i01). Photo #30.
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            UVM - Fraternities - Theta Chi
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              • Description: Brothers of Theta Chi, with a house at 170 Spruce St. A similar photo (mcalB20F04i02) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #38.
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              Trinity College - Graduation
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                • Date Created: 1957
                • Description: 1957 photo of some Trinity College graduates, a faculty member, and a Sister of Mercy. Photo #17.
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                Trinity College - Graduation
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                  • Date Created: 1957
                  • Description: 1957 Trinity College graduates assembled perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall).
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                  Trinity College - Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944. Trinity College students gathered at an outdoor ceremony. In the foreground, students stand in cross-shaped formation, with several, dressed in white, forming an inner cross. Students in the background are forming either a clover leaf--symbolic of the Holy Trinity--or a circle (or globe) at the base of the cross, an ancient Christian symbol of sovereignty. Photo #1.
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                    Trinity College - Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1957
                      • Description: 1957 photo of Trinity College students, probably undergraduates. Photo #9.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs