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.
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Camp Abnaki - Staff
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- Description: July 3, 1949 photo of Camp Abnaki staff many wearing T-shirts with the camp's name and logo. Photo #5.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: Summer 1945 Girls at Camp Marycrest swim and dive in Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: 1948 photo of a camp leader instructing young campers in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet while they sit in a room with religious statues, images and a cross. Photo #21.
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Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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- Description: 1948 group photo of family members seated in a Jeepster automobile in front of one of the buildings at Camp Abnaki, North Hero, Vt. Photo #3.
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Camp Abnaki - Miscellaneous
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- Description: July 1944 photo of a family near one of the cabins at Camp Abnaki.
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Camp Abnaki - Staff
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- Description: 1956/1957 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff.
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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.
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