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.
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- Business Enterprises - C-D
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1935/1936 photo of a railroad freight car and workmen with a load of Pabst Export Beer for the M. & F. C. Dorn Co, Inc. a bottling company located in the 1940s at 266 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Business Enterprises - E-H
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Elias Lyman Coal Company Undated.
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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 - Orchestra
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1936 photo of the Camp Abnaki orchestra. Photo #6.
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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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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Adult campers sit on the rocky shore while two women serve up some food while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Adult campers sit on the porch of one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Adult campers sit and relax with books on the porch of one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Adult campers sit on the rocky shore of Lake Champlain while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #31.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Adult campers sit on the rocky shoreline sharing a meal while two women in front serve up some food. Photo #25.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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July 1945. A woman plays the bugle outside on the green of Camp Birchcliffe while adults campers gather and listen. Photo #24.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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July 1945. A woman plays the bugle outside on the green of Camp Birchcliffe while adults campers gather and listen. Photo #23.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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July 1945. A woman plays the bugle while adult campers and a couple of children gather on the green outside one of the buildings of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #1.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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July 1945. A woman plays the bugle outside on the green of Camp Birchcliffe while adults campers gather and listen. Photo #2.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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1946/1947 A woman plays a bugle as adult campers are gathered on the green surrounded by trees outside one of the buildings of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #3.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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July 1945. A game of volley ball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #19.
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- Camps - Summer
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Spring, Summer 1945 photo of men and women in swimsuits gathered for a group picture in front of pitched tents.
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- Camps - Summer
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Spring, Summer 1945 photo of a group of men and women in swimsuits gathered in front of pitched tents.
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- Catholic Daughters of America
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1951 photo of a recital or minstrel type production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Children are seated in front. Some cast members appear in black face. Photo #2.
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- Catholic Daughters of America
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1951 photo of a recital or minstrel type production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Children are seated in front. Some cast members appear in black face. Photo #1.