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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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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    • Description: A group of young campers sit on the grass with a camp leader near the main building of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #26.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: Spring, Summer 1959 photo of a priest officiating at a worship service at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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        • Description: Undated photo of Marycrest campers and staff. Photo #21.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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          • Date Created: 1948
          • Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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            • Date Created: 1959
            • Description: 1959 photo of Marycrest campers. Photo #17.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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              • Date Created: 1940s
              • Description: 1940s photo of Marycrest campers learning about properly folding blankets and sleeping bags. Behind them is a tent. Photo #6.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Camp Marycrest - Staff
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                • Date Created: 1959
                • Description: 1959 group photo of Camp Marycrest staff with nuns.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Camp Marycrest - Staff
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                  • Description: Contact sheet with four photos of Camp Marycrest ; Staff (photo #10), Campers (photo #17), worship (photo #20) and main building (photo numbers 25 and 27)
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Camps - Summer
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: Summer, Fall 1945 photo of a camp building with several young women sitting on the porch railing, the steps and stranding on the lawn in front. Photo #9?
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Camps - Summer
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                      • Date Created: 1935/1936
                      • Description: 1935/1936 photo of a group of women sitting on the steps of a camp building. Photo #4.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs