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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122 Burlington (Vt.). 101 Portrait photography. 37 Women. 35 Men. 34 High school students. 33 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 29 Greek letter societies. 29 University of Vermont. 28 College students. 24 Girls. 23 Young women. 21 Young men. 16 Restaurants. 12 Church buildings. 11 Construction projects. 10 House furnishings. 10 Students. 9 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Children. 9 High school graduates. 9 Landscape photography. 8 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 8 High school buildings. 8 Stores, Retail. 7 Actors. 7 Buildings. 7 Business. 7 High school students -- Dramatic production. 7 Priests. 6 Costume. 6 High school athletes. 5 Boys. 5 Bridegrooms. 5 Brides. 5 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Chapels. 5 Family. 5 Infants. 5 Oil storage tanks. 5 Weddings. 5 Winooski (Vt.). 4 Basketball. 4 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Champlain, Lake. 4 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Interior architecture. 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 4 Women veterans. 3 Colchester (Vt.). 3 Employees. 3 Fanny Allen Hospital. 3 High school teachers. 3 Musical groups. 3 Musicians. 3 Saint Francis Xavier School (Winooski, Vt.). 3 Worship programs. 3 Wreckers (Vehicles). 2 Baseball. 2 Buses. 2 Cake. 2 Camping. 2 Chairs. 2 Construction workers. 2 Department stores. 2 Dwellings. 2 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 2 Gas ovens. 2 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Nurses. 2 Orchestra. 2 School children. 2 School sports. 2 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 2 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 1 Advertising. 1 Architectural photography. 1 Automobiles. 1 Bands (Music). 1 Burlington (Vt.) Police Dept. 1 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Hospitals. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 1 Shelburne (Vt.). 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Street photography. 1 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

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Miniature of UVM Sororities - Gamma Phi Beta
UVM Sororities - Gamma Phi Beta
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    • Date Created: 1953
    • Description: Sisters of Gamma Phi Beta (residence: 381 Main St., a house built for Burlington banker Joel H. Gates). A similar photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p. 132.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of UVM Sororities - Pi Beta Phi
    UVM Sororities - Pi Beta Phi
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      • Date Created: 1953
      • Description: Sisters of Pi Beta Phi sorority (chapter house: 369 So. Prospect St., Burlington, Vt.), whose UVM chapter was founded in 1898. This photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.138.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Phi
      UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Phi
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        • Date Created: 1953
        • Description: Members of Sigma Phi fraternity, with a house located at 420 College St. This photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, p. 142. Photo #40.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of UVM - Fraternities - Unidentified
        UVM - Fraternities - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: Brothers of an as yet unidentified fraternity. Dated 1953. Photo #7.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
          UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: Brothers of Sigma Nu fraternity at 57 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo (mcalB19F31i04) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, so the date listed above must be incorrect. Photo #18.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski High School - Misc.
            Winooski High School - Misc.
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              • Date Created: 1953
              • Description: 1953 group of male Winooski High School students.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1953
                • Description: 1953 photo of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #19.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of National Grange
                  National Grange
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 photo of members of the National Grange standing outside on the steps of Burlington City Hall. Most are older adults but one young child is seen held by its father. Photo #6.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
                    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                      • Date Created: 1953
                      • Description: Group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Actors are in biblical costumes of New Testament times. Center may be Jesus, others may be Virgin Mary, Joseph, Judas Iscariot (he holds money bag and rope), Roman soldier. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs