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 Birchcliffe Activities
Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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    • Date Created: 1945-07
    • Description: July 1945. A woman plays the bugle outside on the green of Camp Birchcliffe while adults campers gather and listen. Photo #23.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
    Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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      • Description: Marycrest campers pose on the porch of the main building.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
      Camp Marycrest - Staff
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: 1947 group photo of Camp Marycrest staff including nuns on the steps of the main building. Photo #14.
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        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
        Camp Marycrest - Staff
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 group photo of Camp Marycrest staff with nuns sitting on the steps of the main building.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
          Kamp Kill Kare
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            • Description: Batter up! Boys hold baseball bats as if ready for a pitch at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
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            Miniature of Military Groups
            Military Groups
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              • Date Created: 1935-1936
              • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of mess tent and military or civilian personnel with cooking equipment. Photo #5.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
              Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                • Description: Young campers and their counselor sit on the lawn near the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest probably in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle. One young girl holds her own camera. Photo #26.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                  • Description: Teens strike a pose on the porch of the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s. The girls seem to be doing a traditional folk dance. Photo #13.
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                  Miniature of Camps: Unidentified
                  Camps: Unidentified
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                    • Description: A summer photo of a vast field with several camp buildings in the background with groups of people clustered in the field and around the buildings. An outdoor sports court is to the right. Date and location unknown. Photo #9.
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                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                    Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                      • Description: A group session seems to be progress on the porch of the grand building at Camp Marycrest (1957-1993) located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Some of the older girl campers participate in a discussion and a few raise their hands. Maybe taken in the 1950s.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs