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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UVM - School of Nursing
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- Description: Group of UVM School of Nursing students, probably at graduation time, wearing capes neatly draped to display crisp white uniforms. Location is Ira Allen Chapel. Dated 1945.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Alpha Delta Pi
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- Description: Sisters of Alpha Delta Pi (residence: 363 So. Willard St.). This photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p. 126.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Alpha Epsilon Phi
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- Description: Sisters of Alpha Epsilon Phi (residence: 158 So. Willard St.).
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Delta Delta Delta
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- Description: Sisters of Delta Delta Delta in front of their residence at 143 So. Willard St., Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Delta Delta Delta
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- Description: Sisters of Delta Delta Delta sorority, seated perhaps in their house at 143 So. Willard St., the James W. Hickok, which the sorority bought in 1935. Occasion unknown but one calling for uniformity in dress.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 high school dramatic production. The all female cast members stand on stage. Two wear large hats with long dark veils. They pose on stage with a living room or parlor setting. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 school dramatic production. Cast poses for a group photo. A garland with hanging Japanese lanterns are seen.
- 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.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: Blanket and drapery store, perhaps the one in mcalB18F29i01.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Street Repair
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- Date Created: 1943-06-25
- Description: June 25, 1943. Trolley track rail removal project. Church Street retail stores seen to the left include Hayes and Carney Men's Clothes, Western Union office.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs