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 Abnaki - Waterfront
Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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    • Date Created: 1944-07
    • Description: July 1944. Young campers on the dock. The swim and canoe in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #8.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
    Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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      • Date Created: 1945-07
      • Description: July 1945 Adult campers boat, dive, swim and sit on the dock while at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #21.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
      Camp Marycrest - Activities
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        • Date Created: 1948
        • Description: 1948 Young campers stand grouped together near a long dock in Lake Champlain for a swimming lesson while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #16.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
        Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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          • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #13.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
          Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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            • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #16.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
            Camp Marycrest - Activities
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              • Description: Campers in Lake Champlain near the shore while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. A long dock is to the right. Photo #18.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
              Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                • Date Created: 1948
                • Description: 1948 Campers pose in their swimsuits while standing in the water near the shore and dock. Photo #25.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
                Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 photo of a camp counselor on the dock and young boys nearby in the waters of Lake Champlain. Diving platform seen in the background. Photo #11.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Malletts Bay - Colchester, VT
                  Malletts Bay - Colchester, VT
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                    • Date Created: 1936
                    • Description: 1936 summer photo of Lake Champlain as seen at Malletts Bay in Colchester, Vermont. Swimmers, sun bathers and canoes seen.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    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.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs