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 Bristol School -Baseball
Bristol School -Baseball
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    • Date Created: 1945/1946
    • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School baseball team stands in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #2.
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    Miniature of Camps: Unidentified
    Camps: Unidentified
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      • Description: A girls' team takes the field in a summer ball game perhaps at a girls camp. They are dressed in uniform with long sleeved white tops, sailor type dark colored ties and bloomers. Cottages and mountains are seen in the background. Location and date unknown but may be 1920s, 1930s. Photo #23.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Bristol School -Basketball
      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 #10
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        Miniature of Boxers: Unidentified
        Boxers: Unidentified
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          • Description: Fall-Spring 1930s-1940s Three male boxers pose in a fighting stance for a group photo.
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          Miniature of Boxers: Unidentified
          Boxers: Unidentified
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            • Description: 1940s Two male boxers pose for a photo in a fighting stance in what may be a gym.
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            Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
            Kamp Kill Kare
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              • Description: A boy jumps over a high bar at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
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              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
              Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                • Description: Photo of a game of girls volley ball at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #3.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Civilian Conservation Corps
                Civilian Conservation Corps
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                  • Date Created: 1935/1936
                  • Description: 1935/1936 photo of Civilian Conservation Corps baseball team. Photo #3.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
                  Milton High School - Activities
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                    • Date Created: 1946
                    • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Identified is Agnes Anne Rowley (2nd from right). Photo #5.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Milton High School - Activities
                    Milton High School - Activities
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: 1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Photo #4.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs