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

Showing 21 - 30 of 67 Records

UVM - School of Nursing
Image nop
    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 portrait photo of a large group of nurses assembled on the west side of City Hall in Burlington, Vt. Some appear to be wearing military uniforms, ready for wartime service directly after nursing school.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
    Image nop
      • Description: 1946/1947 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #8.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Fanny Allen Hospital: School of Nurses Training - Graduation
      Image nop
        • Description: This photo appears in the Burlington Free Press of June 7, 1944 (one day after D-Day). In the front row (l.-r.) are: Marjorie Malbourne, Gertrude Valyou, Sr. Bisson (Superintendent of Nurses, Fanny Allen Hospital), Lorraine Barber, Lorraine Dion. Back row (l.-r.): Barbara McNeil, Bernadette Daly, Doritt Rylant, Alfreda Moreau, Ruby Story, Kathleen McNally, and Margaret Rice. Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
        Image nop
          • Description: 1953 photo of eleven nurse graduates gathered for a group picture. Each carries a holder with a white lit candle. Location Fanny Allen Hospital chapel.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
          Image nop
            • Description: 1945 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered with three nuns. Graduates each wear a corsage and hold diploma.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            UVM - School of Nursing
            Image nop
              • Date Created: 1950
              • Description: 1950 portrait photo of nurses from UVM's School of Nursing. Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              UVM - School of Nursing
              Image nop
                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of five UVM nurses (candy stripers?) with a seated older woman.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Trinity College - Nurses
                Image nop
                  • Description: Graduating class of Nursing students in front of the Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital, near Trinity College. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Trinity College - Nurses
                  Image nop
                    • Date Created: 1946-1947
                    • Description: 1946 / 1947 Trinity College nursing students with faculty member/Sister of Mercy, in front of the Admin. Building (Mann Hall). Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    UVM - School of Nursing
                    Image nop
                      • Date Created: 1950
                      • Description: 1950 portrait photo of nurses from UVM's School of Nursing. Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #7.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs