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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Miniature of UVM - School of Nursing
UVM - School of Nursing
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    • Date Created: 1950
    • Description: 1950 portrait photo of nurses from UVM's School of Nursing. Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #4.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
    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
      Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
      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
        Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
        Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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          • Date Created: 1951-06-10
          • Description: June 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Northerly view with some UVM buildings seen in the distance including Ira Allen Chapel steeple center.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
          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. Both wings nearing completion with the upper most level still open.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
            Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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              • Date Created: 1951-11-10
              • Description: November 10, 1951. Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
              Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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                • Date Created: 1951-12-10
                • Description: December 10, 1951. Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
                Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1950-1952
                  • Description: 1950 - 1952 construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Cement floor slab.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
                  Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1951
                    • Description: Winter 1951 photo of construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. The upper most levels are finished or nearing completion. Windows are now in on the right side wing.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
                    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