Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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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A skit of some sort seems to be in rehearsal on the grounds of Camp Marycrest by the front porch of the main building. Porch posts are decorated with crepe paper trim. The girls read from scripts. What appears to be a tape reel machine stands on a small table. Lake Champlain is seen in the...
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1948 Campers gather outside for an activity. Photo #33?
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1948 photo campers getting a tennis lesson at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vt. Lake Champlain seen in the background. Photo #12.
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Campers of Camp Marycrest gather outside in a field around an archery target and examine the arrows that hit the mark. Photo #12.
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1948 Young girls swim near the shore in the waters of Lake Champlain while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
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1948 Campers form a line inside a wood paneled hall and hold each other's hand during a dance session. Photo #15.
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Undated photo of young campers with counselors enjoying activities in the waters of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a rope with floating wood blocks marks a boundary. Photo #16.
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