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 Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1953
    • Description: Summer camp staff? Several small cottages seen in the background. One woman poses with a baseball bat. Photo #4.
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    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.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        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
          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
          Camp Abnaki - Activities
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            • Description: Campers playing tennis at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1951. Photo #31.
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            Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
            Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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              • Date Created: 1944-07
              • Description: July 1944. Young campers gather on the porch of one of the buildings at Camp Abnaki for a group photo. Photo #31.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
              Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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                • Date Created: 1943
                • Description: 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.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
                Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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                  • Date Created: 1944-07
                  • Description: July 1944. Young campers gather on the dock while others swim and canoe in Lake Champlain at Camp Abnaki. Photo #7.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
                  Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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                    • Description: 1943 photo of young campers swimming, diving, canoeing in Lake Champlain while camping at Camp Abnaki. Photo #15.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe
                    Camp Birchcliffe
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                      • Date Created: 1945-07
                      • Description: July 1945 Adult campers sit on the rocky shore while two women serve up some food while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs