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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- black-and-white photographs [26]
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- University of Vermont [33]
- Women [33]
- Men [28]
- Portrait photography [16]
- Buildings [6]
- College students [2]
- Greek letter societies [2]
- Gymnasiums [2]
- Museums [2]
- Young men [2]
- Auditoriums [1]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Cake [1]
- Christmas greens [1]
- Dwellings [1]
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Title: UVM - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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 #5.
Title: UVM - Medical Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 group portrait of University of Vermont medical staff. Photo #2.
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large group of men and women (including nuns and one clergyman) assemble on the steps of Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. This could be a class reunion or perhaps a teachers' conference held at UVM.
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large group of men and women (including nuns and one clergyman) assemble on the steps of Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. This could be a class reunion or perhaps a teachers' conference held at UVM (duplicate of mcalA18F11i08).
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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 photo date are unknown.
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Two groups of men and women assembled on the steps of the west side of Burlington City Hall. All are dressed for cold weather. The group in the foreground looks well-to-do. Three men are wearing military uniforms, so it may date from the early 1940s. The UVM connection is unknown but very likely an alumni gathering.
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group portrait outside on the steps of John Dewey Hall (UVM College of Medicine). All men except for one woman.
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Large assembly, perhaps a commencement gathering, in the campus gymnasium, which is now the Royall Tyler Theatre (identified by the large arched windows facing south). Event and date of photo unknown, but ladies hat styles have a decidedly late 1920s-early 1930s look.
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