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 Abnaki - Staff
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    • Description: 1959 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #5.
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    Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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      • Description: 1943 photo of young campers swimming, diving, boating in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #14.
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      Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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        • Description: July 1944. Campers learn swimming techniques in Lake Champlain. Each boy holds the head of a companion above water. Photo #34.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Camp Marycrest - Buildings
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          • Description: 1959 photo of the main building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #25.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral Grammar School
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            • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture in a classroom, dressed for First Communion. Several hold special objects. Baskets of flowers are placed between the two groups.
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            Cathedral Grammar School
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              • Description: 1946 photo of older students of the Cathedral Grammar School gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #19
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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                • Description: 1947 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students seated at their desks in their classroom looking at a projection on the wall. Window shades have been pulled down to darken the room. Photo #9.
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                Camp Birchcliffe
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                  • Description: July 1945 Adult campers sit and relax with books on the porch of one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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                  Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                    • Description: 1946/1947 Folks sit on the porch of a main building at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Camp Holy Cross (Colchester, VT)
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                      • Description: 1951 group photo of campers at Camp Holy Cross in Colchester, Vermont. Staff? Photo #4.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs