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 - 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. 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 Marycrest - Buildings
      Camp Marycrest - Buildings
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        • Date Created: 1948
        • Description: Summer 1948 photo of a building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
        Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
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          • Description: View of the interior of building used for worship service with campers (heads covered) standing up along the wall holding booklets. Photo #46.
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          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Cabins
          Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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            • Description: 1945 photo of young campers with their counselor standing in front of their cabin, Unksus, a honor cabin.
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            Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
            Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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              • Description: 1946 group photo of parents and young campers gathered on the porch of one of the main buildings at Camp Abnaki. Photo #7.
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              Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
              Kamp Kill Kare
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                • Date Created: 1957-1958
                • Description: Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958. Photo #5.
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                Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe
                Camp Birchcliffe
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                  • Description: July 1945 Four women relax outside a cabin on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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                  Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
                  Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                    • Date Created: 1944-07
                    • Description: July 1944. Targeting shoots with rifles at Camp Abnaki. Photo #19.
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                    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Cabins
                    Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: 1951 photo of young campers standing in front of their cabin, Mikwa, with their counselor. Photo #28.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs