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 Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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    • Description: Young campers and their counselor sit on the lawn near the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest probably in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle. One young girl holds her own camera. Photo #26.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
    Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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      • Description: Teens strike a pose on the porch of the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s. The girls seem to be doing a traditional folk dance. Photo #13.
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      Miniature of Camps: Unidentified
      Camps: Unidentified
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        • Description: A summer photo of a vast field with several camp buildings in the background with groups of people clustered in the field and around the buildings. An outdoor sports court is to the right. Date and location unknown. Photo #9.
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        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
        Camp Marycrest - Staff
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          • Description: 1948 photo of Camp Marycrest staff with nuns on the steps of the main building.
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          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
          Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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            • Description: 1940s photo of Marycrest campers, nuns, camp staff eating a meal on the steps of one of the large buildings on the grounds. Photo #2.
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            Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
            Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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              • Description: A group session seems to be progress on the porch of the grand building at Camp Marycrest (1957-1993) located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Some of the older girl campers participate in a discussion and a few raise their hands. Maybe taken in the 1950s.
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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. Young campers gather on the porch of one of the buildings at Camp Abnaki for a group photo. Photo #31.
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                Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
                Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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                  • Date Created: 1943
                  • Description: 1943 group photo of campers showing their camp related crafts as they stand on the porch of Attalalo Kamek at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt.
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                  Miniature of Camps - Summer
                  Camps - Summer
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: Summer, Fall 1945 photo of a camp building with several young women sitting on the porch railing, the steps and stranding on the lawn in front. Photo #10?
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                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
                    Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
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                      • Description: Undated photo of a play performed outdoors at Camp Marycrest near porch of the main building.
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