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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624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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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
    Miniature of Nazareth School
    Nazareth School
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951 photo of Nazareth School in Burlington located at 20 Allen Street. "Ecole Nazareth" appears over the main entrance, with the year 1929, the year the present structure was built to replace the 1869 building on the same site. Architectural style is called "Collegiate Gothic" (Blow et al., Historic Guide, p.196). Later became St. Joseph Parish School. Closed 2010.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
      Nazareth School - Graduates
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        • Date Created: 1961
        • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1961, with Msgr. Charles Marcoux. In Fall of 1961, the school will be known as St. Joseph School instead of Ecole Nazareth or Nazareth School. The parish waited, apparently, for another St. Joseph School in Burlington to close before changing the name of its own school. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
        Nazareth School - Graduates
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          • Date Created: 1946-1947
          • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1948 (according to the parish history published in 1988) with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and William F. Laliberte, curate. Graduation dress before cap and gown became standard was white dresses for the girls and lace to cover their hair; and jackets and white ties for the boys. The school at 20 Allen St. was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961 (another Burlington school by the same name had closed) and then closed in 2010 because of declining enrollment.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
          Nazareth School - Graduates
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1958 (according to the parish history published in 1988) with Msgr. Charles Marcoux.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
            Nazareth School - Graduates
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              • Date Created: 1960
              • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1960, as identified in the St. Joseph parish history. Rev. Charles Marcoux (pastor, 1956-1970) is in the center, wearing perhaps his own graduation gown. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
              New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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                • Date Created: 1950
                • Description: 1950 photo of construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. at 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. Two automobiles are parked in front.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
                New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Undated but may be 1949/1950 photo of construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. at 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. Three automobiles are parked in front.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Queen City Park (So. Burlington, VT)
                  Queen City Park (So. Burlington, VT)
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Close up portion of photo mcalB16F20i01 of group of people standing outside next to the Queen City Park Hotel (far left). Another one story building behind them. Undated.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Stores - First National Stores (Burlington, VT)
                    Stores - First National Stores (Burlington, VT)
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                      • Date Created: undated
                      • Description: Church Street : According to the city directory, First National had a store at 50 Church, Burlington, Vt.--or at least a meat dept. manager (Ulysse Campbell) at that address--until 1940/41. Storefront signs show prices for both meats and groceries.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs