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, Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946 group portrait of a small group of men outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. Photo #8.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Middlebury College - Italian Summer School
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      • Description: Middlebury College Italian Summer School: faculty and students (enrollment in '35 was 53; 70 in '36). Identifiable faculty, seated in front row, are: Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello, 3rd from l.; Gabriella Bosano, dir. 1932-38; Louis Solano; a Miss Savoia; and Michele Cantarella, 3rd from r.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Middlebury College - Russian Summer School
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        • Date Created: 1956
        • Description: 1956 photo (handwritten date [1946] apparently incorrect) of faculty and students at the Middlebury College Russian Summer School, assembled near Forest Hall, very likely. School director, Mischa H. Fayer, and wife Margaret are seated 8th & 9th from the right.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Middlebury College - Russian Summer School
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          • Date Created: 1957-1958
          • Description: 1957 ('58?) photos of students and faculty at the Middlebury College Russian Summer School. Director Mischa H. Fayer is seated in the front row (6th from right) with other faculty. Instructors and staff that can be identified are (to the right of the nun): Ivask, Normano, Tacquier, Maltzoff, A. Pressman, M. Fayer, E. Solova?, Mrs. Fayer, A. Pressman.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952 group photo (very blurry) of Russian Summer School faculty at Middlebury College. Identifiable persons in the front row, l.-r., are: Mrs. Berthe Normano (2nd from left), Margaret (Mrs. Mischa) Fayer (3rd from left), Anastasia Pressman, and Mrs. Tatiana Vacquier(far right). Men are, l.-r.: Iury Ivask, Mischa H. Fayer, first dir. of the school, Nicholas Maltzoff (center), Nicolai Vorobiov, and Aron Pressman.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
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              • Date Created: 1960
              • Description: 1960 photo of Russian Summer School faculty at Middlebury College. Identifiable faculty (l.-r.) in the front row: Margaret Fayer (4th from l.), Catherine Wolkonsky, Nicholas Timasheff, Tatiana Vacquier, and Berthe Normano. In the 2nd row (l.-r.) are: N. Efremov (2nd from l.), Mischa Fayer (3rd from r.). 3rd row: N. Maltzoff (2nd from l.) and N. Poltoratzky (far right). Building might be Stewart Hall.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Middlebury College - Summer School Groups - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1959
                • Description: Group of Middlebury College attendees, very likely graduate students or assistant faculty in one of the language schools. Dated 1959.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Middlebury College - Summer School Groups - Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1960
                  • Description: Group of Middlebury College attendees, very likely graduate students or assistant faculty in one of the language schools. Dated 1960.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Military Equipment
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                    • Description: Photo showing the placement of a pick axe attached with leather straps to the underside of a military vehicle. Dated 1957.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Military Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1935-1936
                      • Description: 1935 or 1936 group photo of a military men's hockey team with coach. Goalie stands center. Team outfit sports striped leggings.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs