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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Middlebury College Groups
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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. Same group as mcalA13F07i15
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Middlebury College Groups
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      • Description: Group of adults [French Summer School faculty] assembled on benches outside one of the buildings on the Middlebury College campus. Undated. Same group as mcalA13F07i17
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Middlebury College Groups
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        • Description: Two rows of men and women [Russian Summer School faculty] assembled on and behind a bench outside one of the buildings on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 6.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Middlebury College Groups
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          • Description: Group of men and women [Spanish Summer School faculty] assembled on the steps of Pearsons Hall on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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            • Date Created: 1946
            • Description: Dated 1946 but that may be an error. Probably 1956. Group photo of large group of students attending Russian Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. Same group as mcalA13F10i02
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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              • Date Created: 1958
              • Description: Date 1958. Group photo a very large group of students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont taken outside Pearsons Hall. Photo 3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Mount St. Mary's
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                • Description: Nuns of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a formal portrait. A crucifix hangs on the wall behind them and an altar is seen in front. Circa 1954-1957.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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                  • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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                    • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo inside. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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                      • Description: Students of the Mount St. Mary's Glee Club, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on and in front of the stage for a formal group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs