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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Place: ("North Hero (Vt. : Town)")
Genre: ("photographs")
Topic: ("Portrait photography")
Title: Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 photo of young campers and counselors gathered in front of cabins at Camp Abnaki.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of family members and young campers on the grounds of Camp Abnaki, North Hero, Vt. Photo #36.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Miscellaneous
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of son and parents at one of the cabins at Camp Abnaki.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Miscellaneous
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of a family near one of the cabins at Camp Abnaki.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1936 photo of a large group of men and young boys at Camp Abnaki. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1936 photo of a large group of mature and young men at Camp Abnaki. Photo #3.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1943
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1943 photo of Camp Abnaki staff wearing logo medallions pinned to the front of their clothing. Photo #3.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #8.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #9.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #3.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1943
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1943 photo of Camp Abnaki staff wearing logo medallions pinned to their clothing. Photo #9.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Six members wears solid colored T-shirts with the letters CA. Photo #6.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Six members wear solid colored T-shirts with the letters CA. Photo #7.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Six members wear solid colored T-shirts with the letters CA. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-07-03
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 3, 1949 photo of Camp Abnaki staff many wearing T-shirts with the camp's name and logo. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-07-03
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 3, 1949 photo of Camp Abnaki staff many wearing all white T-shirts with camp's name and logo. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #3.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff; perhaps counselors as they are all young men. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-1960
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of Camp Abnaki staff circa 1961 as they are wearing logo T-shirts with a colored collar and sleeve cuffs. Photo #6?
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