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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91 Burlington (Vt.). 83 Business. 81 Portrait photography. 58 Men. 45 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 44 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 39 Buildings. 31 Machinery. 22 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 22 Women. 11 Automobiles. 11 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Construction workers. 10 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 10 Offices. 9 Hospitals. 9 Restaurants. 8 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Service stations. 8 Trucks. 8 Winooski (Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Urban parks. 6 Architectural photography. 5 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Interior architecture. 5 Nurses. 5 Quarries and quarrying. 5 Stores, Retail. 5 Young men. 4 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Young women. 3 Camps. 3 Children. 3 Factories. 3 Flag raising and lowering. 3 Furniture. 3 Gas ovens. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 2 Athletics. 2 Boys. 2 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 2 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 2 College students. 2 Construction projects. 2 Grand Isle (Vt.). 2 High school students. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 2 Sideshows. 2 Stoves. 2 Street photography. 2 Totem poles. 2 Williston (Vt.). 1 Advertising. 1 Animals. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Cafeterias. 1 Camping. 1 Champlain Transportation Company. 1 Church buildings. 1 Circus performers. 1 Classrooms. 1 Convenience stores. 1 Cows. 1 Department stores. 1 Dwellings. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Family. 1 High school athletes. 1 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 1 Nuns. 1 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 1 Priests. 1 Refuse and refuse disposal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Waste disposal sites.

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Miniature of Camp Abnaki
Camp Abnaki
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    • Description: Undated photo no. 3 group portrait of the camp's staff on the grounds of Camp Abnaki, a boys' resident camp located in North Hero, Vermont along the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). One woman seated in the front row is dressed in a nurse's uniform.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington High School Faculty
    Burlington High School Faculty
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      • Description: Group portrait of twenty Burlington High School faculty / teachers standing outside the Edmunds High School building (possibly taken in the 1930s) Photo most likely taken for BHS yearbook, Oread.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
      Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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        • Date Created: 1937-03-05
        • Description: March 5, 1937. This view shows the inside of the room used for cutting, rolling and electrically welding the wire reinforced baskets used as reinforcements for the concrete sewer pipe. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
        Vermont Structural Steel
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          • Description: Two male employees working with large machinery at the Vermont Structural Steel plant on Flynn Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Dated 1951.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Asphalt Plant
          Burlington Asphalt Plant
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: Burlington Asphalt Plant and employees
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant
            Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant
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              • Description: Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant workers, tipcarts and gravel bin. Undated but may be 1930s.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
              Vermont Structural Steel
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                • Description: View of a large metal framework building under construction. A worker can be seen at a wall is being built with blocks of concrete. 1951?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
                Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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                  • Description: 1939 Herberg Auto Service Inc. located at 137-139 South Winooski Ave. and 204-206 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. George M and Donald R. Herberg, owners and executives. Fall-Winter.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
                  Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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                    • Description: 1936 Employees of Herberg Auto Service Inc. listed as being located at 137-139 S. Winooski Ave. and 204-206 Main Street, Burlington. George M and Donald R Herberg owners and executives. Fall-Spring.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Staff
                    Camp Abnaki - Staff
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                      • Description: 1955 photo of Camp Abnaki staff seated on and infront of the steps of one of the main buildings. Photo #7.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs