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 Sororities - Delta Delta Delta
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    • Description: Sisters of Delta Delta Delta sorority, seated in front their house at 143 So. Willard St., the James W. Hickok, which the sorority bought in 1935. The 3 Delta letters can be seen above the lintel.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Vergennes High School - Graduates
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      • Description: Vergennes High School graduating class of 1948 banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Vergennes High School - Graduates
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        • Description: Vergennes High School graduating class of 1948 with banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Phi Epsilon
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          • Description: Brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon, with a house at 371 Main St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo (mcalB20F02i01) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #28.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Middlebury College - German Summer School
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: 1958 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row (l.-r.) are: Wolfgang Stechow, director Werner Neuse (4th from l.) and Fritz Tiller (far r.); back row (l.-r.): Herbert Lederer, Joachim Seyppel, and Henry Remak from Indiana U. (3rd from l.). Enrollment in 1958 was 110.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Middlebury College - German Summer School
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              • Date Created: 1960
              • Description: 1960 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row (l.-r.) are: Louise Kiefer (2nd from l.), and director Werner Neuse (3rd from r.); back row (l.-r.): Fritz Tiller (4th from l.), Henry Remak (5th from r.), and Herbert Lederer (4th from r.). Enrollment in 1960 was 176.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1946
                • Description: 1946 group portrait of a small group of men outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. Photo #8.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Middlebury College - Italian Summer School
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                  • Description: Middlebury College Italian Summer School: faculty and students (enrollment in '35 was 53; 70 in '36). Identifiable faculty, seated in front row, are: Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello, 3rd from l.; Gabriella Bosano, dir. 1932-38; Louis Solano; a Miss Savoia; and Michele Cantarella, 3rd from r.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Middlebury College - Russian Summer School
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                    • Date Created: 1956
                    • Description: 1956 photo (handwritten date [1946] apparently incorrect) of faculty and students at the Middlebury College Russian Summer School, assembled near Forest Hall, very likely. School director, Mischa H. Fayer, and wife Margaret are seated 8th & 9th from the right.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Middlebury College - Russian Summer School
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                      • Date Created: 1957-1958
                      • Description: 1957 ('58?) photos of students and faculty at the Middlebury College Russian Summer School. Director Mischa H. Fayer is seated in the front row (6th from right) with other faculty. Instructors and staff that can be identified are (to the right of the nun): Ivask, Normano, Tacquier, Maltzoff, A. Pressman, M. Fayer, E. Solova?, Mrs. Fayer, A. Pressman.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs