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)...
Show moreLouis 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
Show less
Related Archival Collection
Pages
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1957 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #4.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1949/1950 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered outside in the snow. Each wears a uniform cape. Photo #2?
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1947 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered inside. Each holds a diploma. Photo #4.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1947 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered inside. Each holds a diploma. Photo #3.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1945 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered with three nuns. Graduates each wear a corsage and hold diploma.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1957 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #2.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1947 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered inside. Each holds a diploma. Photo #2.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1946/1947 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #5.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1946/1947 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #1.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1946/1947 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #8.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1946/1947 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #3.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1945 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered with three nuns. Graduates each wear a corsage and hold diploma. Photo #4.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1949/1950 photo of a group of nurses gathered inside for a group picture. Photo #1.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1953 photo of eleven nurse graduates gathered for a group picture. Each carries a holder with a white lit candle. Location Fanny Allen Hospital chapel.
- Title
- Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
- Description
-
1947 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered inside. Each holds a diploma. A nun sits center. Photo #1.
- Title
- Farms
- Description
-
1944 photo of a woman in farm work clothes and hat working a patch of ground.
- Title
- First Congregational Church - Organizations
- Description
-
Rev. George W. Lawrence (seated center right) meeting in the Stone Room with women's prayer circle. They enjoy refreshments. A portrait painting of Rev. Charles Stanley Jones hangs on the wall. Photo #19.
- Title
- First Congregational Church - Organizations
- Description
-
Rev. George W. Lawrence (seated center right) meeting in the church's Stone Room with women's prayer circle. Third from left is Eleanor Richards, The three ladies on the right are Myrna Phelps, Peggy Bristol, and Mary McClellan. All enjoy refreshments. A portrait painting of Rev. Charles Stanley...
Show moreRev. George W. Lawrence (seated center right) meeting in the church's Stone Room with women's prayer circle. Third from left is Eleanor Richards, The three ladies on the right are Myrna Phelps, Peggy Bristol, and Mary McClellan. All enjoy refreshments. A portrait painting of Rev. Charles Stanley Jones hangs on the wall. Photo #18.
Show less
- Title
- First Congregational Church - Organizations
- Description
-
1953 group photo of Rev. Charles Stanley and Mrs. Jones with several people including children, parents and older adults. Photo #1.
- Title
- First Congregational Church - Organizations
- Description
-
Rev. Charles Stanley Jones (standing left) and Rev. George W. Lawrence (right) with other members of the church including Herbert Schultz, Margareta Krueger, Carlton Twitchell, Jeanette Cullins, Julia Smith Salmon, George Merritt. Seated are Betty Ohl(?), Carolyn Carpenter, Ruth Perry, Helen Best...
Show moreRev. Charles Stanley Jones (standing left) and Rev. George W. Lawrence (right) with other members of the church including Herbert Schultz, Margareta Krueger, Carlton Twitchell, Jeanette Cullins, Julia Smith Salmon, George Merritt. Seated are Betty Ohl(?), Carolyn Carpenter, Ruth Perry, Helen Best, Cora Prior, Betty Kinsley. Photo #20.
Show less