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.
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- Kamp Kill Kare
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Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
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- Knights of Columbus
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1940s Knights of Columbus meal event. Priests stand behind the head meal table decorated with a bouquet of tulips. Several ladies are also seen standing.
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- Knights of Columbus
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1940s Knights of Columbus event. A Priest stands and addresses the attendees who sit at tables after having a meal.
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- Knights of Columbus
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1940s Knights of Columbus event. Priests stand behind the head meal table decorated with a bouquet of tulips and at which several ladies are seated.
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- Knights of Columbus
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1940s Knights of Columbus event. Priests in attendance. One receives a piece of paper (certificate, check?) from a lady.
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- Legion of Mary
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Group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in back with a religious statue in front of it. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #3?
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- Legion of Mary
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Women of the Legion of Mary gather around two women between whom a gavel is being passed. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #4.
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- Legion of Mary
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Group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in the back with a religious statue in front. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #1.
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- Legion of Mary
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1950s group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in back with a religious statue in front of it. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #2.
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- Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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1951 group portrait of men and women standing out front of the Lincoln Inn in Essex Junction, Vermont. Photo #2.
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- Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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1951 group portrait of men and women standing out front of the Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vermont) Photo #1.
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- Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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1945 photo of members of the Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club celebrating with a sheet cake that reads, "Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club 113" Several bottles of beer seen on the tables.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
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1952 group portrait of nursing staff at the Mary Fletcher Hospital. Are these volunteer Candy Stripers? Photo #4.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
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Photo sheet of portraits of nursing graduates from the 1946 class Mary Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
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1952 group portrait of nursing staff at the Mary Fletcher Hospital. Are these volunteer Candy Stripers? Photo #1.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
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1952 group portrait of nursing staff at the Mary Fletcher Hospital. Are these Candy Stripers? Photo #2.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #11.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #14.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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1950 group portrait of Mary Fletcher Hospital nursing staff. Photo #18.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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1950 photo of four female nurses of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #9.