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.
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UVM - Fraternities - Phi Delta Theta
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- Description: Members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, with house at 439 College St., Burlington, Vt. (same group as in mcalB19F28i01). This photo appears on p.136 of the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #12.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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- Description: Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, with house at 61 Summit St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo appears on p.139 of the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #29.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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- Description: Gathering of Sigma Nu members outside the house (or "lodge," as listed in the city directory) at 57 [So.] Williams St., Burlington, Vt. The mix of ages suggests a reunion of alums and perhaps current members. A lone woman appears in the front row, center. Dated 1947 (1949?). Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Phi Epsilon
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- Description: Brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon, with a house at 371 Main St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo (mcalB20F02i01) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #28.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Mansfield House
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- Description: Mansfield House at 25 Colchester Ave., one of two buildings housing the Mathematics and Statistics Dept. Built in 1891 in the Queen Anne Revival Style, it is part of the University Green Historic District. Architects: Wilson Bros. Photo dated 1948 / 1949.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - ROTC Band
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- Description: UVM ROTC Band (also known as the "Co-ed Band"), perhaps on the stage of the Southwick Ballroom at UVM. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. If this photo dates from 1944, this is probably the first year of the co-ed band. The following years would see many more women than men participating. 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. A similar 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 #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Alpha Chi Omega
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- Description: Sisters of Alpha Chi Omega sorority (residence: 384 Main St., Burlington, Vt.). Dated 1953. Photo #17.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Delta Delta Delta
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- Description: Sisters of Delta Delta Delta sorority (residence: 143 So. Willard St.).
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Delta Delta Delta
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- Description: Sisters of Delta Delta Delta sorority, seated in front their house at 143 So. Willard St., the James W. Hickok, which the sorority bought in 1935. The 3 Delta letters can be seen above the lintel.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs