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.
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Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Marble Island - Lakefront
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- Description: View from Marble Island Clubhouse, Colchester, Vt. Seen is an island from a grassy area near the shoreline. A tree is seen in the center of the photo. Date unknown.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College - French Summer School
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty in the front row that can be identified include (l. -r.): Mme Moissu, Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, and Stephen Freeman. Enrollment in '49: 362. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College - French Summer School
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- Description: French School Faculty: 1947 photo taken in front of the Chateau Francais. Senior faculty seated in front row are, l.-r.: Stephen Freeman, [unidentified], Claude Bourcier, [unidentified], Mr. Guilloton, Mme Guilloton, [unidentified], Mme Gall-Bernot, and Mme Moussu. Younger faculty (standing) were recruited from France to maintain the authenticity of spoken French and enhance the instruction of French culture. Enrollment in 1947: 361.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College - French Summer School
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo (see duplicate photo mcalB11F02i06, dated 1949) of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty in the front row that can be identified include (l. -r.): Mme Moissu, Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, and Stephen Freeman. Enrollment in '49: 362. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College - French Summer School
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo (see duplicate photo mcalB11F02i06, dated 1949) of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty in the front row that can be identified include (l. -r.): Mme Moissu, Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, and Stephen Freeman. Enrollment in '49: 362. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 group portrait of men outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. Photo #7?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College - German Summer School
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row, are: director Werner Neuse (3rd from r.) and Louise Kiefer (2nd from r.); back row (l.-r.): Harold Lenz, Herbert Lederer, Joachim Seyppel. Enrollment in 1956 was 79.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College - Russian Summer School
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 ('58?) photos of students and faculty at the Middlebury College Russian Summer School. Director Mischa H. Fayer is seated in the front row (6th from right) with other faculty. Instructors and staff that can be identified are (to the right of the nun): Ivask, Normano, Tacquier, Maltzoff, A. Pressman, M. Fayer, E. Solova?, Mrs. Fayer, Aron Pressman.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs