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.
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Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 Trinity College tennis and basketball players, assembled in the gym.
- 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 one of the residences on campus.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1937
- Description: 1937. A duplicate of mcalB18F20i06, this photo shows 10 men, all administrators and employees of Burlington Grocery Co., 47-49 Maple St., Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - People's Department Store (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 25 Church Street : Rear entrance to People's Dept. store, with truck in foreground.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 35-37 Church Street : Interior of Sear Roebuck on Church St. in Burlington, Vt. Display of Honor Bilt brand home insulation.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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- Description: Foundations of new "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden, Buckham, and Wills Halls in the foreground, with soon-to-be removed temporary housing beyond the construction area. Older university buildings (Billings Library, Ira Allen Chapel, etc.) are on the horizon. Dated 1947.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Orchestra
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 members of the UVM orchestra.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - School of Nursing
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950 portrait photo of nurses from UVM's School of Nursing. Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #8.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Graduation
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 Trinity College graduates and a faculty member assembled for a photograph, perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 photo of Trinity College students (library workers?) with faculty member/Sister of Mercy gathered in the library. Photo #18.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs