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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UVM - School of Nursing
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 portrait photo of a large group of nurses assembled on the west side of City Hall in Burlington, Vt. Some appear to be wearing military uniforms, ready for wartime service directly after nursing school.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    UVM - School of Nursing
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: Group of UVM School of Nursing students, probably at graduation time, wearing capes neatly draped to display crisp white uniforms. Location is Ira Allen Chapel. Dated 1945. Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      UVM Sororities - Alpha Epsilon Phi
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        • Date Created: 1953
        • Description: Sisters of Alpha Epsilon Phi (residence: 158 So. Willard St.). A similar photo (mcalB20F24i05) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        UVM Sororities - Delta Phi Epsilon
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: Sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority, who were active but not necessarily residents of a large house on or near campus. A similar photo (mcalB20F25i03) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.130.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          UVM Sororities - Sigma Gamma
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            • Description: Sisters of Sigma Gamma sorority, which may have been active without owning a chapter house on or near campus.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            UVM Sororities - Unidentified
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              • Description: Sisters of an as yet unidentified sorority.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
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                  • Date Created: 1947
                  • Description: October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches, workmen and contractors sign. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #4.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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                    • Date Created: circa 1951
                    • Description: Ca. 1951 photo of steel disc-cutting machine. Vt. Structural Steel specialized in engineering and designing steel products for industry and other enterprises.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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                      • Date Created: circa 1951
                      • Description: Ca. 1951 photo of a shop at Vt. Structural Steel, where a cone-shaped structure is being made for a building or machine. Fashioning custom-made objects from steel was one of several services offered by Vt. Structural Steel.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs