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 MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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- Description: 1944 photo of campers farming in the field while at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont.
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Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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- Description: 1944 photo of campers swimming while at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont.
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Camp Birchcliffe
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- Description: July 1945 photo of an interior of a room with a fireplace and seating in the main building at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: Campers pose in four canoes gathered near a raft a ways from shore in the waters of Lake Champlain.
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Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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- Description: 1947 photo of Marycrest campers and staff gathered outside.
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Camp Marycrest - Staff
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- Description: 1959 contact sheet with four photos of Camp Marycrest; group photo of staff with nuns and priest (photo #10), photo of campers (photo #7), young girls singing with instructor, parade.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: 1948 photo of two small groups of girls with an adult leader sitting outside on the grounds of Camp Marycrest. A nun leads one group while another woman attends the second.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: 1959 photo of campers standing with a Camp Marycrest banner in front a decorated truck made to look like a boat. The date July 4, 1609 is lettered on the side of the boat. Other campers are dressed as Samuel de Champlain and Indian guides perhaps in preparation for a parade or skit. Photo #1.
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Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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- Description: Group portrait photo of Marycrest campers and adults. Photo #1.
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Camp Marycrest - Staff
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- Description: Undated group photo of Camp Marycrest staff, nuns and priest on the steps of the main building. Photo #3.
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