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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Miniature of UVM Ira Allen Chapel
UVM Ira Allen Chapel
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    • Description: Ira Allen Chapel at night.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Weddings
    Weddings
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      • Description: Four young women in long gowns stand before a crowned statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Fanny Allen Hospital - School of Nursing Chapel
      Fanny Allen Hospital - School of Nursing Chapel
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        • Description: Undated photo of the interior of the Fanny Allen Hospital School of Nursing Chapel. Photo #6.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Churches, Identified
        Churches, Identified
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          • Description: Interior photo of St. Joseph Orphanage Chapel before it was remodeled in 1967.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Weddings
          Weddings
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            • Description: A young woman of color stands with several other ladies all dressed in long gowns in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Seen behind is the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #7.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
            Christ the King School - First Communion
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              • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1958. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of UVM - Ira Allen Chapel
              UVM - Ira Allen Chapel
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                • Description: Ira Allen Chapel as seen from the northwest corner of Colchester Ave. Built in 1925 in Colonial Revival style. Architects: McKim, Mead & White. Dated 1951.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of UVM - University Choir
                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 #75.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of UVM - University Choir
                  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.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
                    Trinity College - Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1957
                      • Description: 1957 photo of Trinity College students in chapel with resident priest. Photo #21.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs