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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- Middlebury College - French Summer School
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1959 photo of the Middlebury College French Summer School Faculty. Among the senior faculty seated in the front row: Mme Moissu, Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, and Stephen Freeman, longtime professor of French, administrator, and historian of the Summer Language Schools. Enrollment in '59: 364.
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1958 photo of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty in the front row that can be identified include (l. -r.): Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, Mme Moissu, and Stephen Freeman. Enrollment in '58: 338. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges.
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- Middlebury College - French Summer School
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1952 photo of French Summer School faculty. Building in the background may be the Chateau Francais (built 1925) at Middlebury. Among the identifiable faculty seated in front are Stephen Freeman, Claude Bourcier, M. & Mme Guilloton, Mme Moissu. Enrollment in '52: 270 students. Photo 3.
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1956 photo (see duplicate photo: mcalB11F01i13, dated 1956) of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty seated in the front row include (l. -r.): Claude Bourcier, Mme Guilloton, M. Guilloton, Stephen Freeman, and Mme Moissu. Enrollment in '56: 287. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited...
Show more1956 photo (see duplicate photo: mcalB11F01i13, dated 1956) of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty seated in the front row include (l. -r.): Claude Bourcier, Mme Guilloton, M. Guilloton, Stephen Freeman, and Mme Moissu. Enrollment in '56: 287. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges. Photo 4.
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French School Faculty: 1947 photo taken in front of the Chateau Francais. Senior faculty seated in front row are, l.-r.: Stephen Freeman, [unidentified], Claude Bourcier, [unidentified], Mr. Guilloton, Mme Guilloton, [unidentified], Mme Gall-Bernot, and Mme Moussu. Younger faculty (standing) were...
Show moreFrench School Faculty: 1947 photo taken in front of the Chateau Francais. Senior faculty seated in front row are, l.-r.: Stephen Freeman, [unidentified], Claude Bourcier, [unidentified], Mr. Guilloton, Mme Guilloton, [unidentified], Mme Gall-Bernot, and Mme Moussu. Younger faculty (standing) were recruited from France to maintain the authenticity of spoken French and enhance the instruction of French culture. Enrollment in 1947: 361.
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1957 ('58?) photo of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty seated in the front row include (l. -r.): Stephen Freeman, M. Guilloton, Claude Bourcier, and Mme Moissu. Enrollment in '57 and '58: 313, 338. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges.
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- Middlebury College - French Summer School
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1956 photo of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty seated in the front row include (l. -r.): Claude Bourcier, Mme Guilloton (moving head),M. Guilloton, Stephen Freeman, and Mme Moissu. Enrollment in '56: 287. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American...
Show more1956 photo of the French Summer School faculty. Senior faculty seated in the front row include (l. -r.): Claude Bourcier, Mme Guilloton (moving head),M. Guilloton, Stephen Freeman, and Mme Moissu. Enrollment in '56: 287. Junior faculty (standing)were recruited from France and other American colleges. Photo 3.
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- Middlebury College - French Summer School
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1949 photo of Faculty of the Middlebury College French Summer School, taken in front of the Chateau Francais (?) (built 1925). Enrollment in 1949: 362. In addition to the senior faculty seated in front, many of whom had professorships at other American colleges, additional instructors from France...
Show more1949 photo of Faculty of the Middlebury College French Summer School, taken in front of the Chateau Francais (?) (built 1925). Enrollment in 1949: 362. In addition to the senior faculty seated in front, many of whom had professorships at other American colleges, additional instructors from France were hired to ensure the authenticity of spoken French (students agreed to speak only French while on campus). Seated, far left: Stephen Freeman, future historian of the Middlebury Language Schools. Photo 2.
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1952 photo of French Summer School faculty. Building in the background may be the Chateau Francais (built 1925) at Middlebury. Among the identifiable faculty seated in front are Stephen Freeman, Claude Bourcier, M. & Mme Guilloton, Mme Moissu. Enrollment in '52: 270 students. Photo 5.
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- Middlebury College - French Summer School
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1949 photo of Faculty of the Middlebury College French Summer School, taken in front of the Chateau Francais (?) (built 1925). Enrollment in 1949: 362. In addition to the senior faculty seated in front, many of whom had professorships at other American colleges, additional instructors from France...
Show more1949 photo of Faculty of the Middlebury College French Summer School, taken in front of the Chateau Francais (?) (built 1925). Enrollment in 1949: 362. In addition to the senior faculty seated in front, many of whom had professorships at other American colleges, additional instructors from France were hired to ensure the authenticity of spoken French (students agreed to speak only French while on campus). Seated, far left: Stephen Freeman, future historian of the Middlebury Language Schools. Photo 3.
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1960 photo of the Middlebury College French Summer School Faculty. Among the senior faculty seated in the front row: Mme Moissu, Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, and Stephen Freeman, longtime professor of French, administrator, and historian of the Summer Language Schools. Enrollment in '60: 347.
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Show moreFrench School Faculty: 1946 photo taken in front of the Chateau Francais. Senior faculty seated in front row are, l.-r.: Claude Bourcier, Mr. Pargment, Stephen Freeman, Mme Guilloton, Rene Jasinski, Andre Morize, Mme Morize, Mme Gall-Bernot, Mr. Guilloton, and Mme Moussu. Younger faculty were recruited from France to maintain the authenticity of spoken French and enhance the instruction of French culture. Photo 3.
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1957 photo of large group of faculty (seated, front row) and students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, taken outside Pearsons Hall. Director Werner Neuse is seated 11th from the left. Photo no. 5.
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1958 photo of large group of faculty (seated, front row) and students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, taken outside Pearsons Hall. Director Werner Neuse is seated 11th from the right.
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1956 photo of a large group of faculty and students at the German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. The building is Pearsons Hall. Werner Neuse, director of the German School and longtime professor of German at Middlebury College, is seated in the front row, 9th from the...
Show more1956 photo of a large group of faculty and students at the German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. The building is Pearsons Hall. Werner Neuse, director of the German School and longtime professor of German at Middlebury College, is seated in the front row, 9th from the left. Photo no. 2.
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1958 photo of large group of faculty (seated, front row) and students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, taken outside Pearsons Hall. Director Werner Neuse is seated 11th from the right.
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1957 photo of large group of faculty (seated, front row) and students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, taken outside Pearsons Hall. Director Werner Neuse is seated 11th from the left. Photo no. 3.
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1952 photo of faculty and students at the Middlebury College German Summer School in Middlebury, Vermont, taken in front of Pearsons Hall, the main instruction center for the German School. Werner Neuse, prof. of German at Middlebury College and director of the summer program, is seated in the...
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1958 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row (l.-r.) are: Wolfgang Stechow, director Werner Neuse (4th from l.) and Fritz Tiller (far r.); back row (l.-r.): Herbert Lederer, Joachim Seyppel, and Henry Remak from Indiana U. (3rd from l.)....
Show more1958 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row (l.-r.) are: Wolfgang Stechow, director Werner Neuse (4th from l.) and Fritz Tiller (far r.); back row (l.-r.): Herbert Lederer, Joachim Seyppel, and Henry Remak from Indiana U. (3rd from l.). Enrollment in 1958 was 110.
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"Undated" but same as 1959 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row (l.-r.) are: Louise Kiefer (far l.) and director Werner Neuse (4th from r.); back row (l.-r.): Fritz Tiller, Joachim Seyppel (3rd from l.), and Herbert Lederer (5th from l.)....
Show more"Undated" but same as 1959 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row (l.-r.) are: Louise Kiefer (far l.) and director Werner Neuse (4th from r.); back row (l.-r.): Fritz Tiller, Joachim Seyppel (3rd from l.), and Herbert Lederer (5th from l.). Enrollment in 1959 was 155.
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