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 - Cabins
Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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    • Description: Photo of young campers standing in front of their cabin, Quigwigam, with their counselor. Photo #27.
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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 fathers and sons in a playground area at Camp Abnaki. Swings and teeter taters can be seen. Photo #9.
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      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
      Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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        • Description: Camp Abnaki's kitchen with staff and young campers helping out. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #30.
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        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
        Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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          • Description: A group of young campers learn about a snake being held by a camp counselor outside one of the cabins.
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          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
          Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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            • Date Created: 1944-07
            • Description: July 1944. Young campers on the dock. The swim and canoe in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #8.
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            Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
            Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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              • Date Created: 1945-07
              • Description: July 1945 Adult campers boat, dive, swim and sit on the dock while at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #21.
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              Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
              Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                • Date Created: 1945-07
                • Description: July 1945. A game of volley ball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #18.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                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.
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                  Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                  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.
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                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                    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