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 Birchcliffe
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    • Date Created: 1945-07
    • Description: July 1945 Two portrait photos of two young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Camp Birchcliffe
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      • Date Created: 1945-07
      • Description: July 1945 Adult campers sit on the porch of one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Camp Holy Cross (Colchester, VT)
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        • Date Created: 1957/1958
        • Description: 1957/1958 group photo of campers at Camp Holy Cross in Colchester, Vermont. Staff? Photo #3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 Campers swimming while at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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            • Description: Undated photo of Marycrest campers and staff. Photo #23.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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              • Date Created: 1959
              • Description: 1959 photo of Marycrest campers. Photo #7.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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                • Date Created: 1948
                • Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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                  • Date Created: 1959
                  • Description: 1959 photo of Marycrest campers.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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                    • Date Created: 1947
                    • Description: 1947 photo of several young people gathered around a billiards (pool) table. Could these be camp counselors or leaders? Photo #14.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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                      • Date Created: 1948
                      • Description: Summer 1948 photo of a group of Marycrest campers seated in a semi circle on the porch.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs