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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Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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    • Description: Overexposed photo of a lounge very likely in McAuley Hall (built 1958), Trinity College, Burlington, Vt. Photo is undated but the furniture looks like late 1950s, early 1960s style. Photo #4.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Trinity College - Graduation
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 graduating class of Nursing students in front of the Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital, near Trinity College. Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      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.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Trinity College - Groups
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949. Very professional looking group of Trinity students. Photo #16.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Trinity College - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949. Group of Trinity College students, with faculty member (?). Unknown location. Photo #18.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Trinity College - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: 1956 photo of Trinity College honor students and faculty member/Sister of Mercy. Photo #9.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Trinity College - Nurses
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: 1947 graduating class of Nursing students in front of the Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital, near Trinity College. Photo #3.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Trinity College - Nurses
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                  • Date Created: 1948-1949
                  • Description: 1948 / 1949 Graduating class of Nursing students in front of the Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital, near Trinity College. Photo #3.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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                    • Date Created: 1957
                    • Description: 1957 Trinity College students and members of a club. One student is holding a booklet which may be of interest to the membership.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    UVM - Fraternities - Kappa Sigma
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: Members of Kappa Sigma fraternity, with house at 368 Main St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F26i01.) Dated 1951. Photo #6.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs