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 Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Tennis or badminton at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Lake Champlain in the background.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 Young girls swim near the shore in the waters of Lake Champlain while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 Campers form a line inside a wood paneled hall and hold each other's hand during a dance session. Photo #15.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1961
- Description: 1961 photo of campers sitting outside the open end of a building working on a variety of craft projects. Photo #13.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of campers on the tennis court at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
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- Description: Worship service at Camp Marycrest in one of the large buildings. Chairs and pews are in place while the girls stand along the wall holding booklets. Photo #45.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: Summer 1948 photo of an event at Camp Marycrest. Adults form a line as they pass food tables. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Staff
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: Summer 1948 group photo of Marycrest staff, nuns, priest.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Cathedral Grammar School classroom with a nun standing in the back of the room. Students are seated at their desks studying. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral Grammar School
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 photo of younger Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #18.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs