Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Topic: ("Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.)")
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo sheet of portraits of nursing graduates from the 1946 class Mary Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 photo of the Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #2.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1953 group portrait of the Mary Fletcher Hospital Lab Aids staff outside on the steps. Overhead on the building can be seen the words "Mary Fletcher Hospital" Photo #3.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 photo of four female nurses of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #9.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 photo of four female nurses of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #10.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #11.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 group photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #13.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #14.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 photo of five female nurses of the Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #15.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 group portrait of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #17.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 group portrait of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #18.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 group portrait of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52; 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
November 7, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Three floors are under construction. Looking northwesterly direction.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
January 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Five and six stories continue to rise above the landscape.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 - 1952 construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Cement floor slab.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950-1952 westerly view of the construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Another view of a cement floor slab. In center distance are the three box UVM dorms along with Robert Hull Fleming Musuem and Ira Allen Chapel. Extreme left is Converse Hall.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950-1952 construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Lower level floor with lots of wood framing.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 16, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
November 7, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Upper most story with framing in place.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
November 7, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Upper most story with framing in place. Six construction crew members stop their work and look at the photographer. A large utility truck is to the right.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
November 7, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Fourth and fifth floors underway.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
November 7, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Fourth and fifth floors seen with framing.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
December 4, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Upper most floor seen with framing.
Title: Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950-52
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
December 4, 1950. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. A heavy tarp of some sort seen at the upper most story. A wood framed tower like structure also seen to the left.
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