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 - Activities
Camp Abnaki - Activities
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    • Description: A shot of the fans in the bleachers watching campers playing baseball at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1943. Photo #5.
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    Miniature of Camps - Summer
    Camps - Summer
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      • Description: 1957/1958 photo of a camp activity room with campers gathered around billiard and ping pong tables.
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      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
      Camp Abnaki - Activities
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        • Description: A posed photograph of campers and counselors gathered around home plate for a batting demonstration at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #18.
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        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
        Camp Abnaki - Activities
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          • Description: Campers and counselors relaxing in a community room at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #14.
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          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
          Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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            • Date Created: 1950
            • Description: 1950 photo of three groups of campers and men gathered near cabins at Camp Abnaki.
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            Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
            Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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              • Date Created: 1945-07
              • Description: July 1945. A woman plays the bugle while adult campers and a couple of children gather on the green outside one of the buildings of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #1.
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              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
              Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: 1947 Tennis or badminton at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Lake Champlain in the background.
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                Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                  • Date Created: 1948
                  • Description: 1948 Young girls swim near the shore in the waters of Lake Champlain while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
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                  Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                  Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                    • Date Created: 1948
                    • Description: 1948 Campers form a line inside a wood paneled hall and hold each other's hand during a dance session. Photo #15.
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                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                      • Date Created: 1961
                      • Description: 1961 photo of campers sitting outside the open end of a building working on a variety of craft projects. Photo #13.
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