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 Kamp Kill Kare
Kamp Kill Kare
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    • Date Created: 1957-1958
    • Description: Boys' tennis lesson as they practice hitting the ball. A counselor to the far right hits a ball to each boy at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958. Photo #8.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
    Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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      • Description: Girls at Camp Marycrest partake in a tennis lesson. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Beyond the open court is seen Lake Champlain. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s. Photo #41.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe Activities
      Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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        • Description: 1946 Game of tennis on the courts of Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #7.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
        Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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          • Description: In progress is a tennis lesson for some of the older girl campers at Camp Marycrest, a camp for girls that operated from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls and their instructor stand on the court with rackets ready. Beyond is one of the camp buildings and through the trees to the extreme right is Lake Champlain.
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          Miniature of Cathedral High School - Tennis Team
          Cathedral High School - Tennis Team
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            • Description: Members of the Cathedral High School Tennis Team posing on the steps of Cathedral high School. The photograph is dated 1942.
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            Miniature of Kamp Kill Kare
            Kamp Kill Kare
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              • Description: Boys' tennis lesson at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo dated 1957/1958.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Tennis
              Mount St. Mary's - Tennis
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy tennis team on the court. Photo #7.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Tennis
                Mount St. Mary's - Tennis
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy tennis team on the court.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Kill Kare
                  Camp Kill Kare
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                    • Description: Photo #9 of Kamp Kill Kare boys receiving tennis lessons on the court under the instruction of a camp counselor. No date but may be 1950s or 1960s. Camp existed from 1906 to 1966 located on Hathaway Point in St. Albans Bay Vermont and later became Kill Kare State Park. Photo #9.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                    Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                      • Description: Girls at Camp Marycrest partake in a tennis match. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Beyond the open court is seen Lake Champlain. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs