Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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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- Trinity College, Burlington
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McAuley Hall, constructed 1958. Building on the Trinity College campus, Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Mercy of Vermont. Closed in 2000. Later purchased by the University of Vermont. A good view of the chapel's stained glass windows, which were removed when the college...
Show moreMcAuley Hall, constructed 1958. Building on the Trinity College campus, Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Mercy of Vermont. Closed in 2000. Later purchased by the University of Vermont. A good view of the chapel's stained glass windows, which were removed when the college closed. Building also partially shelters the loop driveway. Photo #2.
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- Trinity College, Burlington
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McAuley Hall, constructed 1958. Building on the Trinity College campus, Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Mercy of Vermont. Closed in 2000. Later purchased by the University of Vermont.
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- Trinity College, Burlington
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McAuley Hall, constructed 1958. Building on the Trinity College campus, Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Mercy of Vermont. Closed in 2000. Later purchased by the University of Vermont.
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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Class of 1908 gathered in front of Waterman Building at their 50th reunion. Photo appears in July, 1958 alumni quarterly. Men in front are holding a cake, a trophy cup, and wearing special caps (perhaps reminiscing about Kake Walk?). Photo #1?
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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(Duplicate of mcalA18F11i18) Reunion of University of Vermont Class of 1907, taken in 1957 at their 50th reunion. Ferdinand H. Pease (2nd row, 3rd from left) is shown giving the reunion address to his class in the alumni magazine (July, 1957). Waterman building in background.
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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Class of 1932, assembled near the Waterman Building. Probably a 1957 photo of their 25th reunion.
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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(Duplicate of mcalB19F21i02) If the man in the front row, far left is Arthur L. Chapman, whose Junior portrait appears in the 1927 Ariel, this is the Class of 1928 at their 30th reunion. Photo very likely taken in 1958 because of the similar Waterman setting and background seen in other 1958...
Show more(Duplicate of mcalB19F21i02) If the man in the front row, far left is Arthur L. Chapman, whose Junior portrait appears in the 1927 Ariel, this is the Class of 1928 at their 30th reunion. Photo very likely taken in 1958 because of the similar Waterman setting and background seen in other 1958 reunion photos. Photo #4.
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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(Duplicate of mcalB19F21i08) Class of 1920 at their 30th (or 31st) reunion, assembled on the UVM Green with Williams Science Hall in the background (left).
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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(Duplicate of mcalB19F21i05) Class of 1908 gathered in front of Waterman Building at their 50th reunion. Photo appears in July, 1958 alumni quarterly. Men in front are holding a cake, a trophy cup, and wearing special caps (perhaps in honor Kake Walk?).
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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Possibly the Class of 1923 at their 35th reunion in 1958, gathered in front of the Waterman Building.
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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Class of 1920 at their 30th (or 31st) reunion, assembled on the UVM Green with Williams Science Hall in the background (left).
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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Class of 1933 reunion group gathered in front of the Waterman Building at their 25th reunion. Photo appears in the July 1958 edition of the Vermont Alumni Quarterly. Photo #2.
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(Duplicate of mcalB19F21i04) Possibly the Class of 1923 at their 35th reunion in 1958, gathered in front of the Waterman Building. Photo #3.
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(Duplicate of mcalB19F21i11) Class of 1932, assembled near the Waterman Building. Probably a 1957 photo of their 25th reunion.
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- UVM - Class Reunions
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If the man in the front row, far left is Arthur L. Chapman, whose Junior portrait appears in the 1927 Ariel, this is the Class of 1928. Photo very likely taken in 1958 because of the similar Waterman setting and background seen in other 1958 reunion photos.
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- UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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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.
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- UVM - Grasse Mount
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1945 photo of interior of University of Vermont's Grasse Mount building located on the corner of Main and Summit Street, Burlington, Vt. Seen are curved archways and furnishings.
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- UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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View looking northeast of temporary housing on the UVM campus. The Fleming Museum lies beyond the complex, with the Mary Fletcher Hospital off to the right. Dated 1947.
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- UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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View looking southwest of temporary housing on main campus. The gym (now Royall Tyler Theatre) lies beyond the housing units, with Old Mill, and Williams off to the right. The temporary structures were replaced by the "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden-Buckham-Wills--which were considered ...
Show moreView looking southwest of temporary housing on main campus. The gym (now Royall Tyler Theatre) lies beyond the housing units, with Old Mill, and Williams off to the right. The temporary structures were replaced by the "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden-Buckham-Wills--which were considered "international" in style. Dated 1947.
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Temporary housing units near main campus with a garden in the foreground. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.