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 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 #25.
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    Miniature of Camp Abnaki [5X7's]
    Camp Abnaki [5X7's]
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      • Date Created: 1944-07
      • Description: July 1944 Two photos. Top photo shows young campers peeling potatoes (photo #25). The bottom photo shows a woman (nurse?) giving medical attention to a young camper in what may be the infirmary (photo #27).
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      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 #23.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
        Camp Marycrest - Staff
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 group photo of Camp Marycrest staff with nuns sitting on the steps of the main building.
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          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
          Camp Marycrest - Staff
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947 group photo of Camp Marycrest staff including nuns on the steps of the main building. Photo #14.
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            Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
            Kamp Kill Kare
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              • Description: Batter up! Boys hold baseball bats as if ready for a pitch at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
              Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                • Description: July 1944. A volleyball game at Camp Abnaki. Photo #23.
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                Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
                Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                  • Description: A flag raising ceremony at Camp Abnaki. The photograph is dated 1951.
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                  Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Activities
                  Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                    • Description: A cannon is fired during a flag raising ceremony at Camp Abnaki. The photograph is dated 1951.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
                    Kamp Kill Kare
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                      • Description: Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs