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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Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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    • Description: July 1945 Sun bathers and boaters enjoy the sunshine and the lake while at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #22.
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    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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      • Description: Campers at Camp Marycrest stand near the net on the tennis court with their rackets. Main building seen in the background.
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      Camp Marycrest - Activities
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        • Description: Campers paddle canoes in Lake Champlain near a dock while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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        Camp Marycrest - Activities
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          • Description: Campers of Camp Marycrest stand in the waters of Lake Champlain near the shore. A large dock is to the right. A young girl in the back holds a large beach ball. Photo #17.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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            • Description: 1944 Stream running through rocks at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont. Photo #15.
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            Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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              • Description: 1943 photo of young campers swimming, diving, canoeing in Lake Champlain while camping at Camp Abnaki. Photo #15.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Champlain Transportation Co. - Ticonderoga
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                • Description: 1936 photo of the steamboat Ticonderoga cruising in Lake Champlain just inside the breakwater near the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont. She carries a large number of passengers.
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                Christ the King School - Confirmation
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                  • Description: Young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Rev. Charles A Towne in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photograph is dated 1944. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                    • Description: April 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat under his arm. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #5.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Christ the King School - First Communion
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                      • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion undated. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs