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 Camp Marycrest - Activities
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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    • Description: 1959 photo of a truck decorated as a boat that is part of parade at Camp Marycrest. Campers dressed as Indians "paddle" the boat. They are commemorating the 350th landing of Samuel de Champlain on the shores of the lake of 1609.
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    Miniature of Parades
    Parades
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      • Description: Float in a summer parade (July 4th?) by the Gelineaus Pastry Shop located on 184 North Street, manufacturers of sweet food. Seven men ride dressed in white chef's hats, white shirts and ties. A cake rides on the front of the float. Undated but may be 1920s.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
      Veterans of Foreign Wars
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 photo of (very likely) an Armistice Day parade, on the way to the VFW memorial at Battery Park (see mcalB21F14i11). Leading the parade are Burlington Mayor J. Edward Moran (left), two other men in uniform, and a color guard carrying the American flag and the VFW Howard Plant Post No. 782 flag. 782 is named after Burlington's first casualty in World War I, Howard W. Plant.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Parades
        Parades
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          • Description: Float in a summer parade (may be July 4th) of the G. S. Blodgett Co. Inc. showing the progress of the washing machine. It reads "3 pm the old way ; 10 am the new way. Let the Easy wash for you. Free demonstration." A model of the Easy washing machine seen on the back of the float. To the far left is another float for Socony Motor Oil.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
          Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
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            • Date Created: 1947-1948
            • Description: 1947 or 1948 photo of members of the VFW Squirrel Club, assembled on and around a flat-bed truck, either before or after a parade in Burlington. Location is outside of the First Unitarian Universalist Society church at 152 Pearl Street (head of Church Street Marketplace), Burlington, Vt. They are part of the Military Order of the Cootie (MOC), an organization within VFW that seeks to have fun while also visiting the sick and disabled in veterans hospitals and elsewhere. The MOC motto is displayed on the side of the truck: "Keep 'Em Smiling in Beds of White."
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
            Camp Marycrest - Staff
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              • Description: 1959 contact sheet with four photos of Camp Marycrest; group photo of staff with nuns and priest (photo #10), photo of campers (photo #7), young girls singing with instructor, parade.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
              Camp Marycrest - Staff
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                • Date Created: 1959
                • Description: 1959 contact sheet with four photos of Camp Marycrest; group photo of staff with nuns and priest (photo #10), photo of campers (photo #7), young girls singing with instructor, parade.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
                Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
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                  • Date Created: 1947-1948
                  • Description: 1947 or 1948 photo of ladies on a parade float (made from a flatbed truck) with sign "Queen Isabella". Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club Squirrel Club. Location outside of the First Unitarian Universalist Society church at 152 Pearl Street (head of Church Street Marketplace), Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                  Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                    • Description: Undated photo contact sheet showing four different photographs of staff, girl residents and a parade on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls' camp was run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order and operated from 1957 to 1993. May date from the 1950s or 1960s.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
                    Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
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                      • Date Created: 1947-1948
                      • Description: 1947 or 1948 photo of ladies on a parade float (made from a flatbed truck) with sign "Queen Isabella". Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club Squirrel Club. Location outside of the First Unitarian Universalist Society church at 152 Pearl Street (head of Church Street Marketplace), Burlington, Vt.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs