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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Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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    • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #13.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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      • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #16.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Cathedral Grammar School
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        • Description: 1946 group photo of young students of the Cathedral Grammar School dressed for First Communion. They are assembled on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #26
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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          • Description: Undated photo of Cathedral Grammar School students gathered in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. Photo #9.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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            • Description: Undated photo of Cathedral Grammar School students sitting at classroom desks reading issues of the Junior Catholic Messenger. Photo #13.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            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.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Cathedral High School
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                • Description: 1944 photo of Cathedral High School students gathered outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt for a class picture. Photo #10.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Cathedral High School
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                  • Description: 1944 photo of Cathedral High School male students gathered outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt for a class picture. Photo #12.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  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.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    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.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs