Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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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Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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- Date Created: circa 1950's
- Description: 1950s photo of a two story stone facade building. The same one seen next to the barn and garage in mcalB09F24i03. Adirondack style chairs are on the spacious lawn in front. Photo #2.
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Kamp Kill Kare
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- Description: Boy campers demonstrate camping skills. They have their tent. One boy uses an ax to chop wood for a fire. One boy holds canned food. Another boy starts a camp fire. All activities at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
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Kamp Kill Kare
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- Date Created: 1957-1958
- Description: Honey bees are studied by a group of boys at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958.
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Kamp Kill Kare
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- Date Created: 1957-1958
- Description: Group portrait of boy campers at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958. Photo #3.
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J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo of a hand operated punch press tool manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., located at 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT.
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Knights of Columbus
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 portrait photo of two Knights of Columbus members dressed in tuxedos, wearing sashes and top hats.
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Little League Baseball
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- Date Created: circa 1940's
- Description: Mid 1940s (or 1961?) group portrait of the Mud Alley Midgets little league boys baseball team. Letter MAM seen on their caps. Photo #1.
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Lyman C. Hunt Junior High
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- Description: Undated group portrait of students at the Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
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Machinery
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- Description: Photo of a large piece of machinery with rollers and gears located outside a building seen in the background.
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Machinery
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- Date Created: circa 1930's
- Description: 1930s interior view of a machine room.
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