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 Marycrest - Activities
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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    • Description: 1947 Children participate in a painting and paper mache craft session while sitting at wooden tables made into a makeshift work bench. Are those puppet or marionette heads they are making? Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #5.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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      • Description: Campers in Lake Champlain near the shore while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. A long dock is to the right. Photo #18.
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      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
      Camp Marycrest - Activities
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        • Description: Young campers examine a link chain. They sit on the grass just beyond the main building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Cabins
        Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of young campers standing with a camp counselor in front of their cabin, Awasos. Photo #11.
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          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
          Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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            • Date Created: 1944-07
            • Description: July 1944. Portrait photo of a camper writing a letter at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photo #26.
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            Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
            Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: 1956 photo of a main building at Camp Abnaki with campers and parents assembled on the front porch. Photo #6.
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              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
              Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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                • Date Created: 1949-07-03
                • Description: July 3, 1949 photo of campers and an older man seated on bleachers at Camp Abnaki. Photo #3.
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                Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
                Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                  • Date Created: 1945-07
                  • Description: July 1945. A woman plays the bugle outside on the green of Camp Birchcliffe while adults campers gather and listen. Photo #24.
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                  Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
                  Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                    • Date Created: 1945-07
                    • Description: July 1945. A woman plays the bugle outside on the green of Camp Birchcliffe while adults campers gather and listen. Photo #2.
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                    Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
                    Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                      • Date Created: 1946/1947
                      • Description: 1946-1947 A woman plays the bugle on the green of Camp Birchcliffe. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs