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 of a large piece of machinery. Dated 1949 / 1950.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: Late 1951 photo of construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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        • Date Created: 1950
        • Description: 1950 group photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #13.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 group portrait of nursing staff at the Mary Fletcher Hospital. Are these Candy Stripers? Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Middlebury College - French Summer School
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 photo of Faculty of the Middlebury College French Summer School, taken in front of the Chateau Francais (built 1925). Known faculty, seated in front, are the 5 centermost: Mme Guilloton, Claude Bercier, Mme Gall-Bernot, Mr. Guilloton, and Mr. Pargment. Enrollment in 1945: 317.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Mater Christi School (?) - First Communion (taken at Mt. St. Mary's)
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: 1956 or 1957 photo of First communion for children. Taken at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington which is next to Mater Christi School.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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                • Date Created: 1950
                • Description: 1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #14.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Middlebury College - French Summer School
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                  • Date Created: 1958
                  • Description: 1958 photo of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty in the front row that can be identified include (l. -r.): Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, Mme Moissu, and Stephen Freeman. Enrollment in '58: 338. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges. Photo 4.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Middlebury College - German Summer School
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                    • Date Created: 1957
                    • Description: 1957 photo of large group of faculty (seated, front row) and students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, taken outside Pearsons Hall. Director Werner Neuse is seated 11th from the left. Photo no. 3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Middlebury College - German Summer School
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                      • Date Created: 1959
                      • Description: 1959 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty and students. Many faculty members, including director Werner Neuse, are in the 2nd row. Building is Pearsons Hall.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs