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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- Burlington Lakefront
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January 9, 1934. Photo #7. View from the south of Elisha Goodsell Dock at the Burlington lake front on Lake Champlain.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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January 9, 1934. Photo #10. Elisha Goodsell Dock and three converted steam yachts (ferries) during winter at the Burlington lake front on Lake Champlain.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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February 21, 1944. This view shows the dumping area at the foot of College St. in front of the Central Vermont Freight House. The snow dumped the night before was being bulldozed over the front of the dock into the lake when this picture was taken. Several thousand cubic yards of snow were dumped...
Show moreFebruary 21, 1944. This view shows the dumping area at the foot of College St. in front of the Central Vermont Freight House. The snow dumped the night before was being bulldozed over the front of the dock into the lake when this picture was taken. Several thousand cubic yards of snow were dumped at this point during the winter.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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View of the Burlington lake front looking out over a brick building with smokestack toward the breakwater where a boat is approaching. Railroad cars and tracks are also pictured.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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January 9, 1934. Photo #8. Goodsell Dock and ferry boat, Oneida, at the Burlington lake front on Lake Champlain.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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January 9, 1934. Photo #6. Elisha Goodsell Dock at the Burlington lake front from the west.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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April 3, 1932. Four men preparing a diver at the Burlington lake front on Lake Champlain.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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January 9, 1934. The Admiral and Oneida, two ferries, at anchor at the Burlington lake front.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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December 20, 1932. This photograph of the Burlington lake front is captioned: "Outfall end of new trunk line sewer. Old sewer shown on extreme right," Picture also shows brick building with smokestacks, automobiles, and railroad cars.
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- Burlington Lakefront
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December 20, 1932. Photo caption "Outfall end of new trunk line sewer; old sewer shown on extreme right." The date 1932 clearly seen on the upper portion. On the right edge of the photo is seen an old out of service trolley car.
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- Burlington Streets: Lakeside Ave
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December 11, 1945. City of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department. Lakeside Ave. Pavement Base Construction. This view was taken from a point near the intersection of Conger Ave. looking westerly towards the lake. Note that the temporary wearing surface had been constructed for the base after the...
Show moreDecember 11, 1945. City of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department. Lakeside Ave. Pavement Base Construction. This view was taken from a point near the intersection of Conger Ave. looking westerly towards the lake. Note that the temporary wearing surface had been constructed for the base after the work of mixing and stabilizing the base had been completed as shown in the picture under date Dec. 5, 1945. This stage of construction was done to enable the street to be used during the winter and early spring without experiencing the troubles of early spring break-up of the old dirt and cinder street. The pavement will be completed in the summer of 1946. Note the crushed stone base placed in the driveway after regrading to meet new grades.
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- Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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1945 photo of campers lining the dock boarding a small cabin cruiser while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #6.
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- Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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July 1944. Young campers on the dock. The swim and canoe in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #8.
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- Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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circa 1944-1950 photo of Camp Abnaki counselors standing in Lake Champlain. They may also be swimming instructors. Photo #33.
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1951 photo of a camp counselor on the dock and young boys nearby in the waters of Lake Champlain. Diving platform seen in the background. Photo #11.
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- Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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July 1944. Young campers gather on the dock while others swim and canoe in Lake Champlain at Camp Abnaki. Photo #7.
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July 1944. Young campers gather on the dock while others swim and canoe in Lake Champlain at Camp Abnaki. Photo #9.
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- Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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1943 photo of young campers swimming, diving, canoeing in Lake Champlain while camping at Camp Abnaki. Photo #15.
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- Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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1943 photo of young campers swimming, diving, boating in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #14.
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- Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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1951 photo of campers at Camp Abnaki in sail boats that are tied to the dock in Lake Champlain. Photo #9.