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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Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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    • Date Created: 1956
    • Description: 1956 photo of a main building at Camp Abnaki with campers and parents assembled on the front porch. Photo #6.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Children
    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1957-1958
      • Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of two children standing in front of their Christmas tree surrounded by presents the family received. A baby carriage, dolls, a toy airplane, labeled box with air rifle outfit, a toaster and clothes are seen displayed. See also mcalB14F09i01
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Children
      Portraits - Children
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        • Date Created: 1959
        • Description: 1959 Christmas portrait photo of same children (plus one) as seen in mcalB14F09i01 and mcalB14F09i04. Their baby sibling sits between them.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Family
        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1935-1936
          • Description: This is very likely the family of Chester M. Kerr, salesman, who, at the time of this photo, owned this house at 283 So. Prospect St., Burlington, Vt.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
          First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
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            • Description: First Congregational Church associate minister the Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. and his wife, Nancy and their two children, George W. III and Virginia. Probably the 1950s.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Children
            Portraits - Children
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              • Date Created: 1946-1947
              • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of a young boy and his infant sibling standing in front of the family Christmas tree with their presents that include a plush bunny rabbit doll with mask face.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1949-1950
                • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of two boys standing in a living room next to a Christmas tree. Presents are displayed and include toy trucks, cars, toy filing station. The brothers wear matching cowboy outfits.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Children
                Portraits - Children
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                  • Date Created: 1956-1957
                  • Description: 1956 or 1957 photo of four children in front of the Christmas tree with their toys. Same family of children [plus one?] as in mcalB14F05i15 taken in 1949 or 1950? See also mcalB14F09i02
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of couple and young daughter. Husband is seen with siblings in mcalB14F18i05.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
                    Portraits, children, unidentified
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                      • Description: Four children pose by their Christmas tree in the living room of their home. The two children seated on the floor each hold a toy; a metal spinning top and a doll. The boy standing in the back holds the family dog and the older girl proudly wears her "poodle" skirt with Scottie. See also mcalB14F10i03
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs