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 Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Photo #6 of uniformed girl campers (in skirts and beanies) gathered for a group portrait on the grounds of Camp Marycrest run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order (1957-1993). Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Photo #3 of group portrait of girl campers in uniform, staff and priest at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vermont run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order (1957-1993). Older girls in the back wear different hats and may be counselors in training. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Young campers and their counselor sit on the lawn near the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest probably in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle. One young girl holds her own camera. Photo #26.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Teen campers participate in a dance session in a recreation hall in one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle; probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo #15 or 18?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Archery at Camp Marycrest for girls located in Grand Isle, Vermont from 1957 to 1993. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Teens strike a pose on the porch of the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s. The girls seem to be doing a traditional folk dance. Photo #13.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camps: Unidentified
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- Description: A summer photo of a vast field with several camp buildings in the background with groups of people clustered in the field and around the buildings. An outdoor sports court is to the right. Date and location unknown. Photo #9.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Congregational Church, First - Groups
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- Date Created: 1955
- Description: 1955 Standing Committee Meeting gathered around a table in one of the downstairs rooms. Standing in the back left to right Wes Atchison, Lilian Carlisle, unnamed, Thurston Adams, Ed Crane, unnamed, John Patterson, Dr. T. S. Brown, unnamed, Russel Farnsworth, Bill Hoilman, unnamed, unnamed ; seated unnamed, Rev. Charles Stanley Jones, Rev. George Lawrence, Mr. Ernest R.(?) Stockwell, Al Spokes, Cora Prior, Helen Best, Helen Sullivan.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Congregational Church, First - Groups
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- Description: Pastoral Letter (mailing) Committee. A group of older women seated at long tables fold and prepare letters for mailing. Two younger women stand and appear to assist. Committee Chairman Mrs. Fisher (standing). Location unstated but may be in one of the downstairs rooms of the First Congregational Church. Undated but may be 1955.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Coolidge, Calvin
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- Description: Calvin Coolidge (center) stands among a group of much older men at UVM. Date unknown but may be 1920s.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs