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 Camps - Summer
Camps - Summer
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: Spring, Summer 1945 photo of a group of men and women in swimsuits gathered in front of pitched tents.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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      • Description: Summer 1945 Girls at Camp Marycrest swim and dive in Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
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      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
      Camp Marycrest - Activities
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        • Description: 1948 photo of a camp leader instructing young campers in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet while they sit in a room with religious statues, images and a cross. Photo #21.
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        Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
        Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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          • Description: July 1945 Sun bathers and boaters enjoy the sunshine and the lake while at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #22.
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          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
          Camp Marycrest - Activities
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            • Description: Campers at Camp Marycrest stand near the net on the tennis court with their rackets. Main building seen in the background.
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            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
            Camp Marycrest - Activities
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              • Description: Campers paddle canoes in Lake Champlain near a dock while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
              Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                • Description: Campers of Camp Marycrest stand in the waters of Lake Champlain near the shore. A large dock is to the right. A young girl in the back holds a large beach ball. Photo #17.
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                Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
                Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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                  • Description: 1943 photo of young campers swimming, diving, canoeing in Lake Champlain while camping at Camp Abnaki. Photo #15.
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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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