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 - Housing (Temporary)
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    • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus with a garden in the foreground. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
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    UVM Newman Club
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951 photo of the UVM Newman Club, which today is known as the Catholic Center at UVM. Newman Clubs (named after John Henry Cardinal Newman) provided spiritual guidance and social activities to Catholic students at secular colleges. At the time of this photo, which appears in the 1953 Ariel (UVM yearbook), the home of the Newman Club was at 118 Pearl St. The priest pictured here is Fr. William R. Mulligan. Seated next to him is faculty adviser Catherine F. Nulty, a professor in the UVM Education department. Photo #46.
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      Stores - Hudson Hosiery Co. (Burlington, VT)
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: Some amorphous display of apparel and accessories for women, perhaps decorated for the Christmas shopping season. Hudson Hosiery was locates at 69 Church St.
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        Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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          • Description: Colonel's Quarters Fort Ethan Allen VT. Undated.
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          Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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            • Description: Landscape view of crowd of people, automobiles, cranes, and excavation at the Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill). Photo #9.
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            Graham School
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              • Description: A photograph from the folder captioned: "The Graham School." The numbering indicates that this photo was used for identification purposes, but research has not provided any information about this organization.
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              Heineberg Bridge (new)
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                • Description: Undated photograph of both Heineberg Bridges during the construction of the new bridge and approach roads.
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                Houses - Identified
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                  • Description: 200 Loomis St., Burlington, Vermont (The Nervine originally) Present site of 89 No. Prospect Street.
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                  Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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                    • Description: Colonial Revival style freestanding staircase with carpeted treads. Bold floral wallpaper decorates the stairwell. A banjo wall clock and chandelier are also seen.
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                    Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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                      • Description: An interior view of a corner of a room with a view into an adjoining room. A Yale banner and a racket hang from the wall. Furnishings include wicker chairs, a lamps with a fringed lamp shade, a throw covered couch with pillows,toy stuffed dog and a doll. Simple area rugs cover the floor.
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