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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1946/1947 photo of Colonial Esso filling station.
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1951 photo of a moving van owned by Chase Movers & Storage. Office and warehouse located at 77-83 College Street. Allied Van Lines agent.
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1951/1952 photo of a moving van owned by Chase Movers & Storage. Office and warehouse located at 77-83 College Street.
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1951 photo of a moving van owned by Chase Movers & Storage. Office and warehouse located at 77-83 College Street.
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1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co. located at t135 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
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Elias Lyman Coal Company Undated.
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1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co. / C.P. Smith Supply Co. at 135 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
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1944 Fassett's Bakery delivery truck advertising "Buy U.S. War Bonds." Business located at 294 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington.
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1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co./C.P. Smith Supply Co. located at 135 South Winooski Ave.
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Auto filling / service / gas station.
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1952 photo of Ernest Lesage Fuel Service, located at 104 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, Vermont.
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1952 photo of Ernest Lesage Fuel Service located at 104 Malletts Bay Ave, Winooski, Vermont.
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- Business Enterprises - I-Z
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1951 photo of Coca-Cola Bottling Company at 266 Pine Street in Burlington, Vermont.
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1945 photo of White's Dairy Products located on College Street, Burlington.
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Elias Lyman Coal Company storage building with coal chutes. Undated.
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1947 photo of Lawrence Distilling Company, Inc. at 95-99 College Street, Burlington, Vermont.
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1945 photo of Northern Oil Co. at 201 College Street, Burlington, Vermont. To the far left is seen White's Dairy Products.
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- Camp Abnaki
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Totem pole marking the 50th anniversary of Camp Abnaki, a boys resident camp located in North Hero, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). The dates 1901 - 1951 appear on the wings of the bird near the top. Two buildings are seen in the...
Show moreTotem pole marking the 50th anniversary of Camp Abnaki, a boys resident camp located in North Hero, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). The dates 1901 - 1951 appear on the wings of the bird near the top. Two buildings are seen in the background with people on the porch and on the grounds.
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- Camp Abnaki
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Undated full view of totem pole at Camp Abnaki, a boys' resident camp in North Hero, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). Camp buildings seen in the background. Dates on the wings of the bird near the top of the pole are 1901 - 1951 and...
Show moreUndated full view of totem pole at Camp Abnaki, a boys' resident camp in North Hero, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). Camp buildings seen in the background. Dates on the wings of the bird near the top of the pole are 1901 - 1951 and the picture may have been taken in 1951, the 50th anniversary of the camp. Photo #6.
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1956 photo of a main building at Camp Abnaki with campers and parents assembled on the front porch. Photo #6.