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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Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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    • Date Created: 1952-01-10
    • Description: January 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Middlebury College - Groups
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      • Description: A large group of men and women [Russian Summer School faculty] assembled in four rows outside nearby building on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 6. Same group as in mcalA13F09i02.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mount St. Mary's
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        • Description: Circa 1954-1957 students of Mount St. Mary's participate in a Christmas drive for the poor. Boxes and baskets of goods include canned food, clothing and toys. Some of the boxes are labeled for whom the gifts would be appropriate (e.g. adults, or children). A poster hangs in back listing special needs items wanted. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Middlebury College - Groups
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          • Description: A group of men and women [Spanish Summer School faculty] on the steps outside Pearsons Hall on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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            • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, in chemistry class. Some of the girls wear plastic aprons while the group stands around a large counter with chemistry equipment. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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              • Description: Outside group photo of Mount St. Mary's girls basketball team in school uniforms. Girls kneel on the grass near a corner of the building. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Musical Ensembles
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                • Description: Adult choral and orchestra groups assembled on stage. Location Burlington High School (Edmunds building) auditorium, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Photo #3.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits, families, unidentified
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                  • Description: An outdoor group portrait of an unidentified man and woman with eight children as they stand in a field in front of a large evergreen tree. See same family group in mcalA09F12i34 and mcalA15F02i31, i32, i33, i34, i35
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                    • Description: A large group of diners gather at tables for a meal. The tables are arranged along the walls of a narrow multi-room area. It appears that folding doors separate the rooms. A head table is seen in the distance. See also mcalA15F04i16
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits, families, unidentified
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                      • Description: A Christmas family portrait with mother, father and four children. Gifts seen beneath the tree and behind. The oldest girl proudly holds up her hard plastic bride doll in wedding gown and veil.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs