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 - 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.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
    Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: Spring, Summer 1959 photo of a priest officiating at a worship service at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camps - Summer
      Camps - Summer
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: Summer, Fall 1945 photo of a camp building with several young women sitting on the porch railing, the steps and stranding on the lawn in front. Photo #9?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
        Camp Marycrest - Staff
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          • Description: Contact sheet with four photos of Camp Marycrest ; Staff (photo #10), Campers (photo #17), worship (photo #20) and main building (photo numbers 25 and 27)
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          Miniature of Camps - Summer
          Camps - Summer
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            • Date Created: 1935/1936
            • Description: 1935/1936 photo of a group of women sitting on the steps of a camp building. Photo #4.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camps - Summer
            Camps - Summer
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              • Date Created: 1948/1949
              • Description: Summer, Spring 1948/1949 photo of what may be a family or several related families seated outside on camp grounds.
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              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
              Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                • Description: Campers learning to box at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #17.
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                Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Cabins
                Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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                  • Description: 1946 photo of young campers standing with a camp counselor in front of their cabin, Mekasas. Photo #8.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
                  Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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                    • Description: 1951 photo of young campers at Camp Abnaki hold up for display a variety of snakes. A long row of cabins can be seen in the background. Photo #25.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses -Identified
                    Houses -Identified
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                      • Date Created: 1951-1952
                      • Description: 1951-1952 photo of a stone facade building. Malletts Bay Camp. A sign over the door reads "Wychwood"
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs