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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1955 photo of Linda Cummings (class of 1960) and her father, Mr. Baxter Cummings of the M. Baxter Cummings, Jr. Agency. Photo appears in the BHS yearbook Oread, p. 123.
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1955 photo of Linda Cummings (class of 1960) and her father, Mr. Baxter Cummings of the M. Baxter Cummings, Jr. Agency.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1955 photo of George Hagar, vice-president of Hagar Hardware & Paint Company and his daughter, Harriet.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1955 photo of Judy Hauck and her father, Mr. George K. Hauck of the George K. Hauck Agency. Photo appears in the 1955 BHS yearbook Oread, p. 109.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1955 photo of Mr. Ben B. Lane of The Lane Press in Burlington, with his daughter, Vickie Lane, a Burlington High School student. They stand in front of a wall hanging which reads in part "This is a printing office". Photo appears in the BHS 1955 yearbook Oread, p. 145.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1955 photo of George Hagar, vice-president of Hagar Hardware & Paint Company and his daughter, Harriet, a Burlington High School student.
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- Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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1955 photo of Burlington High School student, Judy Hauck and her father, Mr. George K. Hauck of the George K. Hauck Agency of Burlington, Vermont.
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1955 photo of George Hagar, vice-president of Hagar Hardware & Paint Company and his daughter, Harriet, a Burlington High School student. Photo appears in the 1955 BHS yearbook Oread, p. 135.
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- Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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1946 photo of fathers and sons at Camp Abnaki.
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- Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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July 1944 photo of family members and young campers on the grounds of Camp Abnaki, North Hero, Vt. Photo #36.
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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 - Campers and Families
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1946 group photo of parents and young campers gathered on the porch of one of the main buildings at Camp Abnaki. Photo #7.
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- Camp Abnaki - Miscellaneous
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July 1944 photo of son and parents at one of the cabins at 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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- Circus People
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Portrait photo of a man of the circus, with who may be his wife and child. The man may be afflicted with a form of Elephant man disease. May be 1940s-50s at the Champlain Valley Fair. See also mcalA14F16i09
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- Congregational Church, First - Groups
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Rev. Dr. George William Lawrence, Mrs. Nancy Lawrence with daughter Virginia and son George William III. Rev. Lawrence was Associate Minister of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont in the 1950s. Location is 30 Adams Street, Burlington, Vermont. Nancy and son George Lawrence...
Show moreRev. Dr. George William Lawrence, Mrs. Nancy Lawrence with daughter Virginia and son George William III. Rev. Lawrence was Associate Minister of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont in the 1950s. Location is 30 Adams Street, Burlington, Vermont. Nancy and son George Lawrence write, "Each year the church put out a brochure to be used during the "Every Member Canvass" for operational funds. Pictures of the minister and associated minister and their families were always included." Photo date may be late 1950s.
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Rev. Dr. George William Lawrence, Mrs. Nancy Lawrence with young daughter Virginia and son George William III. Rev. Lawrence was Associate Minister of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont in the 1950s. Undated but may be early or mid 1950s. Photo taken at 30 Adams Street in...
Show moreRev. Dr. George William Lawrence, Mrs. Nancy Lawrence with young daughter Virginia and son George William III. Rev. Lawrence was Associate Minister of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont in the 1950s. Undated but may be early or mid 1950s. Photo taken at 30 Adams Street in Burlington, Vermont. Most likely photo was for the annual church brochure used to canvas members for operational funds.
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- First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
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First Congregational Church associate minister the Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. and his wife, Nancy and their two children, George W. III and Virginia. Probably the 1950s.
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- First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
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First Congregational Church associate minister the Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. and his wife, Nancy and their two children, George W. III and Virginia. Probably the 1950s.
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- L.L. McAllister - Family Portraits
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1930s McAllister family portrait. L. L. McAllister seen back row, far right. Two family dogs included; a chihuahua and a collie. Taken at the McAllister home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington.