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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Topic: ("Camping")
Title: Camp Abnaki - Cabins
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of young campers standing in front of their cabin, Mikwa, an honor cabin, with their counselor 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. Portrait photo of a camper writing a letter at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photo #26.
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 portrait photo of a camper writing a letter at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photo #25.
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
Campers peeling potatoes at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944.
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
Young campers with official camp vehicle, a "woody". Cabins seen in the back ground at Camp Abnaki. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #28?
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 Camp Abnaki kitchen with staff and young campers helping out.
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
Camp Abnaki's kitchen with staff and young campers helping out. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #30.
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. Young campers gather on the porch of one of the buildings at Camp Abnaki for a group photo. Photo #31.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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 campers and an older man seated on bleachers at Camp Abnaki. Photo #3.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1943
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1943 group photo of campers showing their camp related crafts as they stand on the porch of Attalalo Kamek at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 group photo of parents and young campers gathered on the porch of one of the main buildings at Camp Abnaki. Photo #7.
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 fathers and sons in a playground area at Camp Abnaki. Swings and teeter taters can be seen. Photo #9.
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 three groups of campers and men gathered near 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. Group photo of campers gathered around the totem pole in front of one of the main buildings at Camp Abnaki. Photo #37.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of a main building at Camp Abnaki with campers and parents assembled on the front porch. Photo #6.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Snakes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of young campers at Camp Abnaki hold up for display a variety of snakes. A long row of cabins can be seen in the background. Photo #25.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Snakes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of young campers learn about a snake being held by a camp counselor outside one of the cabins.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Snakes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a camp counselor holding up a snake for display with a group of young campers. Photo #29.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 Sunday worship service outside at Camp Abnaki. Photo #24.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 Sunday worship service outside at Camp Abnaki. Photo #20.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944. Campers eat a meal at dining tables inside with a shelter with many flags hanging overhead. Photo #13.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944. Campers eat a meal at dining tables in a shelter at Camp Abnaki. Overhead a variety of flags are hung. Photo #12.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 Young campers put on a dramatic production outside for an audience at Camp Abnaki. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 Young campers put on a dramatic production outside for an audience at Camp Abnaki. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 Young campers put on a dramatic production outside for an audience at Camp Abnaki. Photo #6.
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