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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Kamp Kill Kare
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    • Description: Boys' tennis lesson at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo dated 1957/1958.
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    Mount St. Mary's - Softball
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: 1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mount St. Mary's - Tennis
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy tennis team on the court.
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        Camp Kill Kare
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          • Description: Kamp Kill Kare boys exercise on overhead cross bars under the supervision of a camp counselor. Boys wear official camp T-shirts complete with individual numbers. Camp was once located on Hathaway Point (1906-1966) in St. Albans Bay, Vermont and later became Kill Kare State Park. Photo #11.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Camp Kill Kare
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            • Description: Photo #9 of Kamp Kill Kare boys receiving tennis lessons on the court under the instruction of a camp counselor. No date but may be 1950s or 1960s. Camp existed from 1906 to 1966 located on Hathaway Point in St. Albans Bay Vermont and later became Kill Kare State Park. Photo #9.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Bristol School -Basketball
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              • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coach in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #9
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              Boxers: Unidentified
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                • Description: Fall-Spring 1930s-1940s Five male boxers pose for a group portrait.
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                Bristol School -Basketball
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                  • Date Created: 1945/1946
                  • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coaches in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #30
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                  Kamp Kill Kare
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                    • Description: Batter up! Boys hold baseball bats as if ready for a pitch at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Milton High School - Activities
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with trophy and Coach Raphael J. Morris (also Ass't Principal and Social Studies teacher) Also identified is Donald Ira Chamberlin (front row, far left, graduate Class of 1949) Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs