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

List

Gallery

Information

Showing 71 - 80 of 139 Records

Relevance Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (0-9) Year (9-0)
10 25 50 100
Active filters
Subject Topic Merge: Camps.   Remove all  

139 still image
Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
Camp Marycrest - Misc.
Image nop
    • Date Created: 1948
    • Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers forming a line on the porch of the main building on the camp grounds. Several hold beverage cups.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
    Camp Marycrest - Misc.
    Image nop
      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: 1947 photo of Marycrest campers seated on the front porch of one of the main buildings. They seem to be having a discussion.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
      Camp Marycrest - Staff
      Image nop
        • Date Created: 1954
        • Description: 1954 contact sheet with four images of Camp Marycrest; group photo of staff and nuns (photo #10), group photo of campers (photo #17), worship service (photo #20), main building (photo #25).
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Houses -Identified
        Houses -Identified
        Image nop
          • Date Created: 1951
          • Description: 1951-1952 side view photo of a three story stone facade building. Malletts Bay Camp.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Buildings
          Camp Marycrest - Buildings
          Image nop
            • Description: 1959 photo of the main building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #25.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe
            Camp Birchcliffe
            Image nop
              • Description: July 1945 Adult campers sit and relax with books on the porch of one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
              Camp Birchcliffe Activities
              Image nop
                • Description: 1946/1947 Folks sit on the porch of a main building at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                Image nop
                  • Description: Campers, staff and Sisters of Mercy nuns line the front porch and stairs of the main building of Camp Marycrest and enjoy a meal. Note real tea cups are being used. Most folks wear sweaters or jackets. Could this be an end of season gathering? The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
                  Kamp Kill Kare
                  Image nop
                    • Description: Boy campers demonstrate camping skills. They have their tent. One boy uses an ax to chop wood for a fire. One boy holds canned food. Another boy starts a camp fire. All activities at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
                    Kamp Kill Kare
                    Image nop
                      • Date Created: 1957-1958
                      • Description: Honey bees are studied by a group of boys at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs