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 Kamp Kill Kare
Kamp Kill Kare
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    • Description: Boy campers assemble outside for a group portrait at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
    Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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      • Description: A skit of some sort seems to be in rehearsal on the grounds of Camp Marycrest by the front porch of the main building. Porch posts are decorated with crepe paper trim. The girls read from scripts. What appears to be a tape reel machine stands on a small table. Lake Champlain is seen in the background to the right. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy in Grand Isle, Vermont. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s. Photo #32.
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      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
      Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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        • Description: July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki kitchen with staff and young campers helping out.
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        Miniature of Military Groups
        Military Groups
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          • Date Created: 1935-1936
          • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of mess tent and military or civilian personnel with cooking equipment. Photo #5.
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          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
          Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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            • Description: Marycrest campers pose on the porch of the main building.
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            Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
            Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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              • Description: A group of young campers sit on the ground in front of an open sided building and do craft projects. Some use yarn to make octopus like dolls. They are at Camp Marycrest, in Grand Isle, Vermont, a camp for girls that operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy. Undated but may be taken in 1950s or 1960s.
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              Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
              Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                • Description: Girls at Camp Marycrest learn the proper way to handle camping equipment. Here they fold up a bedroll. A pitched tent stands behind them. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
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                Miniature of Camps: Unidentified
                Camps: Unidentified
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                  • Description: A small group of young boys and their leader stand in front of a small building labeled "Pirates Den". An appropriate flag, skull and crossbones adorn the building and the "pirates" are "armed" with clubs and wear neck kerchiefs and head scarves. Taken in the summer time maybe in the 1920s or 1930s perhaps at a boys' camp. Location unknown.
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                  Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
                  Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                    • Description: A group of campers poses a the tennis court at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #21.
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                    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Cabins
                    Camp Abnaki - Cabins
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: 1946 photo of young campers standing in front of their cabin, Madegwas, with their counselor at Camp Abnaki. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs