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 Portraits, children, unidentified
Portraits, children, unidentified
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    • Description: A group of young children work on making Halloween paper jack o'lantern pumpkins as they sit at tables in wooden spindle chairs. Two women stand in the back ready to assist and keeping an eye on the children's progress. Photo #12.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Vermont Industrial School Band [Vergennes]
    Vermont Industrial School Band [Vergennes]
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      • Date Created: 1932-09-03
      • Description: September 4, 1932. Vermont's Best Boys Band 1932. Vermont Industrial School Band, Vergennes, Vermont. Taken in front of the Graham Cottage. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington High School - Basketball
      Burlington High School - Basketball
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        • Description: 1944 Burlington High School JV boys basketball team. Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
        Camp Abnaki - Activities
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          • Description: Campers playing baseball at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1943. Photo #6.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
          Camp Abnaki - Activities
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            • Description: Campers learning to box at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #17.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Cabins
            Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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              • Description: 1946 photo of young campers standing with a camp counselor in front of their cabin, Mekasas. Photo #8.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
              Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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                • Description: 1951 photo of young campers at Camp Abnaki hold up for display a variety of snakes. A long row of cabins can be seen in the background. Photo #25.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
                Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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                  • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #13.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
                  Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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                    • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #16.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Description: 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. At least two of the boys wear white canvas across the shoulder/waist belts. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs