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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Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946 photo of young campers standing in front of their cabin, (No. 10?), Kasko, with their counselor at Camp Abnaki.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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      • Date Created: 1946
      • Description: 1946 photo of young campers standing in front of their cabin, Segogw, with their counselor at Camp Abnaki. Photo #7.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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        • Date Created: 1946
        • Description: 1946 photo of fathers and sons at Camp Abnaki.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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          • Date Created: 1951
          • Description: 1951 photo of a camp counselor holding up a snake for display with a group of young campers. Photo #29.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Camp Abnaki - Staff
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            • Date Created: 1943
            • Description: 1943 photo of Camp Abnaki staff wearing logo medallions pinned to their clothing. Photo #9.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Camp Abnaki - Staff
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              • Date Created: 1955
              • Description: 1955 photo of Camp Abnaki staff seated on and in front of the steps of one of the main buildings. Photo #6.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Camp Abnaki - Staff
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                • Description: Five men stand in front of the Camp Abnaki totem pole. Undated. Photo #10.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Camp Abnaki - Staff
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 photo of two men standing on either side of the Camp Abnaki totem pole. The older man on the left wearing glasses in pictured in several camp photos. mcalB04F19i08. Photo #8.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Camp Abnaki - Staff
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                    • Date Created: 1958
                    • Description: 1958 photo of Camp Abnaki staff with infant in its father's lap seated in the front row. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Camp Abnaki - Staff
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                      • Date Created: 1956/1957
                      • Description: 1956/1957 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff seated outside on the camp's grounds.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs