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 - Sigma Nu
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- Description: Brothers (+ two dogs) of Sigma Nu fraternity at 57 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. A similar photo (mcalB19F31i04) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, so the date listed above must be incorrect. Photo #19.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Phi
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- Description: Members of Sigma Phi fraternity, with a house located at 420 College St. A similar photo (mcalB20F01i03) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #39.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Fraternities - Unidentified
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- Description: Brothers of an as yet unidentified fraternity. Dated 1953. Photo #12.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Graduation Ceremony
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 University of Vermont graduation ceremony in front of Waterman building on campus. Umbrellas are up. It must be raining.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - ROTC : Ethan Allen Rifles
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- Description: Members of Ethan Allen Rifles were ROTC students at UVM. According to the 1953 Ariel (UVM yearbook), in which this photo appears (p.100), two major objectives of the group were to organize an annual military ball and provide a drill platoon at Federal Inspection. Dated 1951. Photo #79.
- 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 Billings Library. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. Photo dated 1953.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Alpha Delta Pi
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- Description: Sisters of Alpha Delta Pi (residence: 363 So. Willard St.). A similar photo (mcalB20F23i03) appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Alpha Epsilon Phi
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- Description: Sisters of Alpha Epsilon Phi (residence: 158 So. Willard St.).
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Delta Phi Epsilon
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- 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 - Gamma Phi Beta
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- Description: Sisters of Gamma Phi Beta (residence: 381 Main St., a house built for Burlington banker Joel H. Gates). This photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p. 132.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs