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: 1952-03-10
    • 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


      Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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        • Description: Interior photo of a corridor in the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Middlebury College Groups
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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


          Middlebury College - Groups
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            • Description: Same group as mcalA13F09i15.[Spanish Summer School faculty] Group of men and women assempled on the steps outside of Pearsons Hall at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 3.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: Date 1956. Group photo of large group of students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont taken outside Pearsons Hall.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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                • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #9.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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                  • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #15.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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                    • Description: Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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                      • Description: Foreign Students (Canada, Central America)attending Mount St. Mary's assemble for a group portrait. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs