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 - Activities
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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    • Description: Undated photo of young campers with counselors enjoying activities in the waters of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a rope with floating wood blocks marks a boundary.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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      • Description: Photo of a game of girls volley ball at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #3.
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      Miniature of Camps - Summer
      Camps - Summer
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        • Date Created: 1957/1958
        • Description: 1957/1958 photo of boys at camp in an activity room with billiards (pool) and ping pong tables.
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        Miniature of Camp Holy Cross (Colchester, VT)
        Camp Holy Cross (Colchester, VT)
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          • Description: 1959 group photo of campers at Camp Holy Cross in Colchester, Vermont. Staff? Photo #2.
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          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
          Camp Marycrest - Activities
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            • Description: 1947 Tennis at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Lake Champlain seen in the background. Photo #43?
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            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
            Camp Marycrest - Activities
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              • Description: 1948 out of focus photo of campers with completed crafts. They sit in an open ended building gathered around tables with a nun in the background.
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              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
              Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                • Description: Campers have a swimming lesson in Lake Champlain while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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                Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                  • Description: Campers pair up similar to a square dance promenade and form a circle on the grounds of Camp Marycrest for what may be a dance lesson.
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                  Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Theatricals
                  Camp Abnaki - Theatricals
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                    • Description: 1948 Young campers put on a dramatic production outside for an audience at Camp Abnaki. Photo #5.
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                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
                    Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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                      • Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers grouped around what may be a newly constructed area for a shrine. One girl holds a religious statue. Another girl holds a shovel. Photo #19.
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