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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Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1948-1949
- Description: 1948 / 1949 photo of performers, some in blackface assembled on a stage with a large shield shaped sign reading "P of H" Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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- Description: The building now known as Mann Hall was once known as the administration building (built in 1939) of Trinity College. In 1972 it was renamed in honor of Mother Mary Emmanuel (Frances Mann), who steered the college through many challenging years of growth. It contained the library, classrooms, dining room, lab, and currently has a small auditorium. It is now owned by the University of Vermont. Off in the distance: a large residence owned by the Sisters of Mercy.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Graduation
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 group of Trinity College graduates in academic gowns. Mann Hall is in the background.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Graduation
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 photo of a small group of Trinity College graduates and a Sister of Mercy/Trinity faculty member, assembled perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Photo #11.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1948-1949
- Description: 1948 / 1949 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. Mann Hall. Childrens Day? Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1957-1958
- Description: 1957 / 1958. Group of young children with their mothers or caregivers, very likely participants in Trinity College's early childhood education program. Childrens Day? Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 photo of Trinity College students and perhaps a faculty member assembled in front of the Admin. Building (Mann Hall). Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 photo of Trinity College students, perhaps members of a sodality or other honors group, gathered in chapel. Priest may be Fr. Barry E. Fontaine.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Alpha Chi Omega
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: Sisters of Alpha Chi Omega sorority (residence: 384 Main St., Burlington, Vt.). A similar photo (mcalB20F22i08) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Alpha Delta Pi
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: Sisters of Alpha Delta Pi (residence: 363 So. Willard St.). A similar photo (mcalB20F23i03) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs