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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624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings (Pine Street)
Burlington Street Department Buildings (Pine Street)
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    • Description: PWA Project #2215, Central Plant of the Burlington Street Department. To the far right the dates 1865-1934 embedded into the top of the building.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
    Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
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      • Description: A view of the back offices of the newly constructed Chittenden County Trust Company bank (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). Seen are work stations, office equipment, overhead light fixtures, translucent ceiling panels and glass paneled doorways. At the far end to the left a stairway leads down. Undated but may be early 1930s.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
      Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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        • Description: Girls at Camp Marycrest attend a worship service in one of the buildings. The girls kneel on prayer kneelers while the priest performs mass. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #20.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
        Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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          • Date Created: 1951-10-10
          • Description: October 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
          Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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            • Date Created: 1951-09-10
            • Description: September 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
            Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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              • Description: Interior photo of the main floor of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium with a home show type presentation on stage. Home furnishings and kitchen appliances are seen. Wooden slat folding chairs form rows for seating. Undated but may be 1930s, 40s.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
              Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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                • Date Created: 1950-1952
                • Description: 1950 - 1952 Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. View of floor slab. UVM buildings in the background including the Robert Hull Fleming Museum, box dormitory, Old Mill, Billings, Ira Allen Chapel steeple.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
                Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1951-12-10
                  • Description: December 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
                  Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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                    • Description: Photo of an artist's rendering of the Webb estate.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
                    Vermont Structural Steel
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: A metal frame work building is being constructed. Piles of supplies seen nearby. 1951.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs