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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Landscapes
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- Description: Photograph of a snow fence in a field from a folder labeled "Landscapes, 1928-1932, n.d."
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in tuxedo, stand up collar shirt and bow tie. May be late 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in plaid suit jacket, matching vest and tie. May be late 1940s.
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McAllister Memorabilia
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- Description: Four men stand in a line outside near trees. L. L. McAllister appears to the far right. Location similar to that seen in mcalA12F13i44, mcalA12F12i04. Relatives of McAllister's family?
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McAllister Memorabilia
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- Description: Photo of "The Elms Cup", a trophy engraved with those words followed by the words "won by"
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Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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- Date Created: 1951-01-10
- Description: January 10, 1951. 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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- Date Created: 1951-01-10
- Description: January 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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- Date Created: 1951-03-07
- Description: March 7, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Outer walls have been constructed on the lower floors.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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- Date Created: 1952-03-10
- Description: March 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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- Date Created: 1951-08-10
- Description: August 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs