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 Abnaki - Waterfront
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- Description: circa 1944-1950 photo of Camp Abnaki counselors standing in Lake Champlain. They may also be swimming instructors. Photo #33.
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Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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- Description: Undated Tennis match at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont. Photo #6.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 photo campers getting a tennis lesson at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vt. Lake Champlain seen in the background. Photo #12.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of young campers being instructed in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet. Photo #4.
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Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 Stream flowing over rocks at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt. Photo #13
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 photo of a parade on the grounds of Camp Marycrest as campers march down a dirt road carrying large banner.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: Undated photo of young campers with counselors enjoying activities in the waters of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a rope with floating wood blocks marks a boundary.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: Photo of a game of girls volley ball at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #3.
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Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of Marycrest campers. Photo #16.
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Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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- Date Created: 1940s
- 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 #3.
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