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 - 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 #3.
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Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948. Trinity College students standing in front of the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Photo #2.
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Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952. Outdoor photo on the steps of Mann Hall of a 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
Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: 1958 cast portrait photo from a high school dramatic production "The Lowland Sea", a contemporary opera performed in the auditorium of Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) Photo #3. See 1958 BHS Oread yearbook for writeup. Photo #2.
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Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 Burlington High School senior play, "Don't Keep Him Waiting" performed in the Taft School auditorium. See 1952 BHS Oread for writeup. Photo #2.
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Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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- Description: Interior of a recreation room at Trinity College, with two pianos and a student using a phonograph.
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Trinity College - Groups
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of fun lovin' Trinity College students, displaying bobby socks and 45 rpm singles. Photo #19.
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Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 White-jacketed Trinity College students (yearbook staff?) with faculty member/Sister of Mercy.
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Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 Trinity College students displaying ski equipment and trophies in the gymnasium as members of either a ski club or team, or as athletes in general at Trinity College. Photo #2.
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Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 Two sailor-suited performers on the Trinity College stage. Mann Hall stage. Photo #17?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs