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 Marycrest - Theatricals
Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
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    • Description: Undated photo of a play performed outdoors at Camp Marycrest near porch of the main building.
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    Miniature of Camps - Summer
    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 #10?
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Houses -Identified
      Houses -Identified
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        • Date Created: 1951
        • Description: 1951-1952 side view photo of a three story stone facade building. Malletts Bay Camp.
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        Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
        Kamp Kill Kare
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          • Description: Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
          Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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            • Description: Campers, staff and Sisters of Mercy nuns line the front porch and stairs of the main building of Camp Marycrest and enjoy a meal. Note real tea cups are being used. Most folks wear sweaters or jackets. Could this be an end of season gathering? The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Civilian Conservation Corps.
            Civilian Conservation Corps.
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              • Description: The pot is on the fire; the camp fire. Eleven young men line up outside behind several large metal cooking kettles. One man wears a scout type hat. Behind the men are pitched tents. A folding camp table is to the right. This is probably a work crew for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Location is Queen City Park, So. Burlington, Vermont. Date unknown but may be post 1927 flood or 1930s. See p. 63 of Images of America Burlington.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
              Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                • Description: July 1944. Working on projects in the craft room at Camp Abnaki. Photo #16.
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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 with a camp counselor in front of their cabin, Kasko. Photo #10.
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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, Segogw, with their counselor at Camp Abnaki. Photo #7.
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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.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs