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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201 Portrait photography. 103 Burlington (Vt.). 100 High school athletes. 88 Basketball. 72 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 65 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 62 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 62 School sports. 61 Camping. 59 Camps. 56 Girls. 42 Baseball. 41 Winooski (Vt.). 39 High school students. 39 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 27 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 26 Children. 24 Family. 19 House furnishings. 17 Gymnasiums. 15 Athletics. 15 Christmas greens. 15 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 15 St. Albans (Vt.). 15 Toys. 15 Women. 14 Interior architecture. 14 Priests. 13 Men. 11 Champlain, Lake. 10 Cheerleading. 10 Football. 10 Students. 9 Swimming. 9 Vergennes (Vt.). 8 Bristol (Vt.). 8 Middle school students. 8 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 8 Musicians. 8 Young men. 7 Animals. 7 Canoes and canoeing. 7 Church buildings. 7 First communion. 7 Young women. 6 Bands (Music). 6 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 6 School children. 6 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 5 Boats and boating. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Classrooms. 4 Choirs (Music). 4 Dwellings. 4 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Flag raising and lowering. 4 Furniture. 4 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 4 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 4 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Richford (Vt.). 4 Richford High School (Richford, Vt.). 4 Vermont Industrial School. 3 Buildings. 3 Business. 3 Dolls. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Handicraft. 3 Horses. 3 Landscape photography. 3 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Pool (game). 3 Tennis. 3 Vermont 4-H Clubs. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Employees. 2 Infants. 2 Machinery. 2 Rifles. 2 Trucks. 2 Woodwork. 2 Worship programs. 1 Actors. 1 Auditoriums. 1 Boxing. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Brides. 1 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 1 Buses. 1 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 1 College students. 1 Construction projects. 1 Construction workers. 1 Convenience stores. 1 Costume. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 High school buildings. 1 High school graduates. 1 High school teachers. 1 Musical groups. 1 Orchestra. 1 Piano. 1 Restaurants. 1 Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Rifle practice. 1 Santa Claus. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Targets (Shooting). 1 Totem poles. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Volleyball. 1 Weddings.

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Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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    • Date Created: 1950
    • Description: 1950 photo of fathers and sons in a playground area at Camp Abnaki. Swings and teeter taters can be seen. Photo #9.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
    Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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      • Description: Camp Abnaki's kitchen with staff and young campers helping out. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #30.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
      Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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        • Date Created: 1944-07
        • Description: July 1944 photo of family members and young campers on the grounds of Camp Abnaki, North Hero, Vt. Photo #36.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
        Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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          • Description: A group of young campers learn about a snake being held by a camp counselor outside one of the cabins.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
          Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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            • Date Created: 1944-07
            • Description: July 1944. Young campers on the dock. The swim and canoe in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #8.
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            Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
            Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of campers lining the dock boarding a small cabin cruiser while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #6.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Cathedral High School
              Cathedral High School
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: 1951 photo of Cathedral High School male students outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture. Photo #10 or 16?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Cathedral High School - Basketball
                Cathedral High School - Basketball
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                  • Date Created: 1957
                  • Description: 1957 photo of Cathedral High School boys' basketball team with coach in the school gymnasium. Photo #44.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral High School - Football Teams
                  Cathedral High School - Football Teams
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                    • Description: A portrait of the Cathedral High School football team standing on the steps of the main entrance to the school. The photograph is dated 1947. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
                    Portraits, children, unidentified
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                      • Description: Children portray characters in a dramatic production from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass. Some of the characters are the Red Queen, White Queen, Mock Turtle, Mad Hatter.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs