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 Abnaki - Activities
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    • Description: Campers and counselors relaxing in a community room at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #14.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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      • Date Created: 1950
      • Description: 1950 photo of three groups of campers and men gathered near cabins at Camp Abnaki.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Camp Abnaki - Staff
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        • Date Created: 1946
        • Description: 1946 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #4.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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          • Date Created: 1951
          • Description: 1951 of two snakes on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Camp Abnaki - Staff
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            • Description: Photo of Camp Abnaki staff circa 1961 as they are wearing logo T-shirts with a colored collar and sleeve cuffs. Photo #6?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Camp Birchcliffe
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              • Date Created: 1945-07
              • Description: July 1945 photo of one of the bedrooms at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                • Date Created: 1945-07
                • Description: July 1945. A woman plays the bugle while adult campers and a couple of children gather on the green outside one of the buildings of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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                  • Description: Undated. Photo from a cracked glass negative plate. A group of young ladies strike a pose on an outdoor platform. Many have an arm or leg extended and wear ballet slippers. Photo #7. See also mcalA10F03i24
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 Buildings in Waitsfield, Vermont; part of Camp MacArthur. Photo #12
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: 1947 This may be a synchronized swimming class for girls at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs