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 - Fraternities - Lambda Iota
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: Members of Lambda Iota fraternity, with house at 440 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. (Same group as in mcalB19F27i02.) The stuffed owl (front row, center) is, apparently, Lambda's mascot. Several fraternities were photographed in the room seen here. Dated 1953. Photo #10.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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- Date Created: 1949
- 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 1949. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Groups
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 group photo of a large group of men and women (of all ages) assembled in front of Waterman Building on University of Vermont campus. Reunion? Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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- Description: This is located in the field between University Row and what would later be the "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden-Buckham-Wills. Apparently, the postwar rise in enrollment called for pre-fab temporary housing. Dated 1947.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Delta Delta Delta
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: Sisters of Delta Delta Delta sorority (residence: 143 So. Willard St.). This photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.129.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
UVM Sororities - Delta Delta Delta
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- Description: Sisters of Delta Delta Delta in front of their residence at 143 So. Willard St., Burlington, Vt. The 3 Deltas can be seen on the lintel.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Vergennes High School - Basketball
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- Description: Vergennes High School Girls Basketball team with trophy. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Vergennes High School - Graduates
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: Vergennes High School graduating class of 1950 with banner, assembled in front of the new elementary school Vergennes. Until 1950, grade schoolers had classes on the lower floors of the high school. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Vergennes High School - Students & Faculty
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 Vergennes High School student organization with military style uniform, perhaps the marching band without their instruments? Director is in front row, center. Background is the entrance to the high school, which was built in 1871. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 school band poses in front of the west entrance of City Hall as participants in the Vermont Music Festival (Burlington, VT) Photo #9.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs