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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Machinery
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    • Description: Photo with descriptive labels pointing to various parts of the 620 Wall Machine.
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    McAllister Memorabilia
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      • Description: Formal portrait of L. L. McAllister's nephew wearing glasses, suit and tie framed by a heavy paper folding holder with silver print edging.
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      Machinery
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        • Description: Photo with descriptive labels pointing to various parts of the 620 Assembly and Shutter Inspect Machine.
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        Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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          • Date Created: 1950-10-16
          • Description: October 16, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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          Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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            • Description: 1950-1952 construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Lower level floor with lots of wood framing.
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            Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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              • Description: November 7, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Upper most story with framing in place. Six construction crew members stop their work and look at the photographer. A large utility truck is to the right.
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              Middlebury College Groups
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                • Description: Group of men and women sitting on a bench and standing outside Middlebury College campus building in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 6.
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                Middlebury College Groups
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                  • Description: A line of seven men and women [Russian Summer School faculty] standing on the lawn outside one of the buildings on Middlebury campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 5.
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                  Middlebury College Groups
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                    • Description: Group of men and women [Spanish Summer School faculty] assembled on the steps of Pearsons Hall on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 4.
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                    Musical Ensembles
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                      • Description: Cathedral High School band and baton twirlers with drum major assembled on stage under the direction of Dr. Joseph Lechnyr, top right. Location may be at the school or elsewhere in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Photo #37.
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