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 - Misc.
Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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    • Date Created: 1948
    • Description: Summer 1948 photo of a festive event at the main building at Camp Marycrest. Adults and children form a line as they pass tables with food. Balloons and strings of flags are strung over head. Photo #3.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
    Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
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      • Description: Photo at Camp Marycrest of an outdoor religious play, skit or performance put on the the girls. An audience is seen to the lower right. Photo #40.
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      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: Boy campers enjoy watching rabbits at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957/1958.
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          Miniature of Military Groups
          Military Groups
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            • Date Created: 1935-1936
            • Description: 1935 or 1936 portrait photo of the men of the Citizens' Military Training Camp A & B Company. Identifying flag seen held high by the men.
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            Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
            Portraits - Individuals
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 portrait photo of a man standing next to a plaque on the grounds of the boys resident summer camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vermont. One of the main buildings seen in back along with a totem pole. Photo 8.
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              Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
              Kamp Kill Kare
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                • Description: Group portrait of boy campers and staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
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                Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Buildings
                Camp Marycrest - Buildings
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                  • Description: 1959 photo of a large barn like building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #26.
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                  Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
                  Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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                    • Description: Summer 1948 photo of a festive event at the main building at Camp Marycrest. Adults and children form a line as they pass food tables. Balloons and strings of flags are strung over head. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
                    Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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                      • Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers with their sleeping bags. They rest on the grass just off the long front porch of the main camp building. Photo #5.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs