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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March 7, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Outer walls have been constructed on the lower floors.
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Undated but may be 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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August 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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July 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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January 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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April 14, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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One of the patient's room in the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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Interior photo of what may be a receptionist desk located near an open door.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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A ward in the Mary Fletcher Hospital with multiple beds separated by curtains.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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Interior photo of a corridor in the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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A corridor in the Mary Fletcher Hosptial with a small waiting area with chairs, table and floor lamp in one corner.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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Corridor in the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Staff
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Group photo of male staff at the Mary Fletcher Hospital. Photo #4.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Staff
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Group photo of doctors, nurses and staff of the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Sister of Mercy checking temperature of a hospital patient. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Hospital visit with a Sister of Mercy on the right, the patient in the middle, and a Sisters of Mercy postulant on the left. Exact location unknown but very likely De Goesbriand Memorial or Fanny Allen Hospital. Dated 1955.
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- Trinity College - Graduation
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1945 graduating class of Nursing students in front of the Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital, near Trinity College. Photo #2?
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- UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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View looking northeast of temporary housing on the UVM campus. The Fleming Museum lies beyond the complex, with the Mary Fletcher Hospital off to the right. Dated 1947.
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- UVM - School of Nursing
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1950 portrait photo of nurses from UVM's School of Nursing. Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #6.
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- UVM - School of Nursing
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1950 portrait photo of nurses from UVM's School of Nursing. Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #5.