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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UVM Medical College Class of 1934 at graduation, with Drs. P. E. McSweeney and T. S. Brown.
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Reunion of UVM Class of 1911 assembled outside what is now Royall Tyler Theater (then a gymnasium). Class reunions often had a costume competition, which explains the Roman togas and laurel wreaths. The reunion of 1956 had 21 registered from the Class of '11--approx. the number here--but clothing...
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University of Vermont reunion (30th?) of Class of 1916. Significance of hats, canes, sashes and white apparel unknown.
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UVM students, very likely fraternity members, assembled before Sigma Nu fraternity house, 57 So. Williams St. Occasion might be an end-of-semester formal or the Winter Carnival ball.
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University of Vermont Class of 1908 in front of the Waterman building at their 50th reunion. This photo is published in the UVM alumni magazine (July, 1958, p.13), and a caption states that the class won a cake, cup, and cap(s).
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Reunion (25th, in 1957?)of University of Vermont Class of 1932. Background is very likely the Waterman building.
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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.
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Large group of men and women in front of 481 Main St., the office then of the Vermont Agricultural Extension Service (now Classics and Religion). A cold day with snow on the ground and everyone in overcoats. Most women have fur collars; most men are wearing fedoras. Occasion, status of group, and...
Show moreLarge group of men and women in front of 481 Main St., the office then of the Vermont Agricultural Extension Service (now Classics and Religion). A cold day with snow on the ground and everyone in overcoats. Most women have fur collars; most men are wearing fedoras. Occasion, status of group, and photo date are unknown.
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Group portrait of UVM class of 1929 College of Medicine (outside on the steps of John Dewey Hall) Sophomore year. 1930? Photo #6.
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Ira Allen Chapel and a snowy UVM green.
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Interior view of the University of Vermont's Ira Allen Chapel as seen from the balcony. Located in Burlington, Vermont.
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Ira Allen Chapel as seen from the north end of University Place. Other buildings include: Torrey Hall (behind chapel), Billings Library, Williams Hall, and Old Mill. 2 automobiles.
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Ira Allen Chapel, as seen from the UVM green on a snowy day.
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Ira Allen Chapel on a snowy day, as seen from Colchester Ave. Torrey Hall can be seen on the far left.
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Ira Allen Chapel as seen from the UVM green in winter. Photo embossed in lower right corner "McAllister Burlington Vt."
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Ira Allen Chapel as seen at night from the UVM green.
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Ira Allen Chapel as seen from Colchester Ave. in winter, with the life-size bronze statue of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) in the foreground. Information about the statue can be found by searching the UVM Web site (keywords: Lafayette, statue, Ward, etc.) Photo embossed in lower right...
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Ira Allen Chapel, as seen from the UVM green.
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Ira Allen Chapel as seen from the UVM green after a heavy snowstorm. Photo embossed lower right corner "McAllister, Burlington, Vt.".