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.
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Camp Holy Cross (Colchester, VT)
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 group photo of campers at Camp Holy Cross in Colchester, Vermont. Staff? Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Dancing lessons outside on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: 1961(?) photo of a group of young ladies striking a pose on an outdoor platform. Many have an arm or leg extended and wear ballet slippers. Photo #8. See also mcalA10F03i24 Camp Marycrest or MacArthur??
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 Campers and nuns ride in row boats and a canoe on Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1961
- Description: 1961 photo of campers paddling canoes as they near a finish line in the water marked by floating pieces of wood strung together. Photo #9.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 Young campers stand grouped together near a long dock in Lake Champlain for a swimming lesson while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #16.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: Campers stand in a field on the camp grounds and flex their archery bows during a lesson at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
- 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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- 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