Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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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Undated photo no. 13 showing the back of the totem pole erected at Camp Abnaki, a boys' resident camp located in North Hero, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain and owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). Dates on the front of the pole on the bird's wings are 1901 - 1951,...
Show moreUndated photo no. 13 showing the back of the totem pole erected at Camp Abnaki, a boys' resident camp located in North Hero, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain and owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). Dates on the front of the pole on the bird's wings are 1901 - 1951, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the camp.
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Undated photo no. 5 formal group portrait of men and women seated and standing in three rows on the grounds of Camp Abnakia, boys' resident camp located in North Hero, Vermont along the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). One woman seated in the front...
Show moreUndated photo no. 5 formal group portrait of men and women seated and standing in three rows on the grounds of Camp Abnakia, boys' resident camp located in North Hero, Vermont along the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). One woman seated in the front row is dressed in a nurse's uniform which may indicate that the people may be staff.
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- Camp Abnaki - Activities
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Group portrait photo of six campers with musical instruments and their counselor in front of one of the cabins at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vermont. The boys wear logo T-shirts with color collars and sleeve cuffs. Photograph is dated 1961. Photo #4.
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- Camp Abnaki - Activities
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Campers playing tennis at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1951. Photo #31.
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- Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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1956 photo of a main building at Camp Abnaki with campers and parents assembled on the front porch. Photo #6.
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- Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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1948 group photo of family members seated in a Jeepster automobile in front of one of the buildings at Camp Abnaki, North Hero, Vt. Photo #3.
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- Camp Abnaki - Miscellaneous
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July 1944 Interior photo of one of the buildings at Camp Abnaki. Perhaps an office as three men sit at a table with various papers; two of the men with typewriters. Photo #35.
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- Camp Abnaki - Miscellaneous
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July 1944 Vermont state YMCA photo exhibit at the Vermont Conference of Social Work displaying many photos by McAllister taken at the summer boys' camp, Camp Abnaki.
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- Camp Abnaki - Miscellaneous
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July 1944 photo of a family near one of the cabins at Camp Abnaki.
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- Camp Abnaki - Orchestra
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1936 photo of a large group of mature and young men at Camp Abnaki. Photo #3.
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- Camp Abnaki - Orchestra
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1936 photo of the Camp Abnaki orchestra seated with their instruments. Photo #5.
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- Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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1951. Photo of a snake curled up on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
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- Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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1951 of two snakes on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
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- Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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1951 photo of a snake on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
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- Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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1951 photo of two snakes on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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1947 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Six members wear solid colored T-shirts with the letters CA. Photo #5.
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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1945 portrait photo of a Camp Abnaki staff member as he stands outside one of the main buildings and near a stone monument with a plaque. Totem pole seen behind. He is pictured in other camp photos of the 1950s. mcalB04F22i04, mcalA08F01i17
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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1954 photo of a man wearing a logo sweat shirt standing near the Camp Abnaki totem pole. Photo #8. He is pictured in other camp photos of the 1950s. mcalB04F22i04, mcalA08F01i17, mcalB04F19i08, mcalB04F22i09
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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1956/1957 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff seated outside on the camp's grounds.
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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1954 portrait photo of a man often pictured in other camp photos of the 1950s. mcalA08F01i17, mcalB04F19i08, mcalB04F22i01, mcalB04F22i05, mcalB04F22i06, mcalB04F22i07, mcalB04F22i09