Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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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Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Cabins
Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946 photo of young campers standing in front of their cabin, (No. 10?), Kasko, with their counselor at Camp Abnaki.
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    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
    Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951 photo of a camp counselor holding up a snake for display with a group of young campers. Photo #29.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
      Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
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        • Date Created: 1944-07
        • Description: July 1944 Sunday worship service outside at Camp Abnaki. Photo #24.
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        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
        Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
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          • Date Created: 1944-07
          • Description: July 1944 Sunday worship service outside at Camp Abnaki. Photo #20.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
          Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
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            • Date Created: 1944-07
            • Description: July 1944. Campers eat a meal at dining tables in a shelter at Camp Abnaki. Overhead a variety of flags are hung. Photo #12.
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            Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
            Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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              • Description: 1943 photo of young campers swimming, diving, boating in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #14.
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              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
              Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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                • Description: July 1944. Campers learn swimming techniques in Lake Champlain. Each boy holds the head of a companion above water. Photo #34.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
                Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                  • Description: 1946/1947 Folks sit on the porch of a main building at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                  Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                    • Date Created: 1948
                    • Description: 1948 Campers gather outside for an activity. Photo #33?
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                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                      • Date Created: 1948
                      • Description: 1948 photo of girls at batting practice. Others kneel on the ground with baseball mitts at the ready.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs