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 - 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


        UVM - Fraternities - Lambda Iota
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: Members of Lambda Iota fraternity, with house at 440 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. The stuffed owl (front row, center) is, apparently, Lambda's mascot. Several fraternities were photographed in the room seen here. Dated 1953. Photo #11.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          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 different photo (mcalB19F31i04) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, so the date listed above may be incorrect. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            UVM - Grasse Mount
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of interior of University of Vermont's Grasse Mount building located on the corner of Main and Summit Street, Burlington, Vt. Seen are curved archways and furnishings.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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                • Date Created: 1946-1947
                • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus. 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.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                UVM - Medical Staff
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                  • Date Created: 1957
                  • Description: 1957 group portrait of University of Vermont medical staff. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  UVM - ROTC Band
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                    • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Waterman Building. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. This photo is published in the 1946 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.111. The Ariel explains that this was the 2nd year the band was "supplemented by girl members," presumably because male musicians were involved in the war effort. All but 5 members of this band are women. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    UVM Sororities - Alpha Chi Omega
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                      • Date Created: 1953
                      • Description: Sisters of Alpha Chi Omega sorority (residence: 384 Main St., Burlington, Vt.). A similar photo (mcalB20F22i08) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs