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.
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Business Enterprises - E-H
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- Description: 1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co./C.P. Smith Supply Co. located at 135 South Winooski Ave.
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Camp Abnaki - Activities
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- Description: A shot of the fans in the bleachers watching campers playing baseball at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1943. Photo #5.
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Camp Abnaki - Activities
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- Description: A posed photograph of campers and counselors gathered around home plate for a batting demonstration at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #18.
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Camp Abnaki - Activities
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- Description: Campers and counselors relaxing in a community room at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #14.
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Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950 photo of three groups of campers and men gathered near cabins at Camp Abnaki.
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Camp Abnaki [5X7's]
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- Description: July 1944 Two photos (#s 3 and 5) Two women, perhaps staff at Camp Abnaki.
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Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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- Description: 1951 photo of two snakes on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
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Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 of two snakes on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
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Camp Abnaki - Staff
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #4.
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Camp Abnaki - Staff
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- Description: Photo of Camp Abnaki staff circa 1961 as they are wearing logo T-shirts with a colored collar and sleeve cuffs. Photo #6?
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