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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Photo of a game of girls volley ball at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #3.
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1959 photo of campers making a variety of crafts. They sit and work at a table in a room with counter tops and many drawers. Photo #19.
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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 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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1961 photo of campers sitting outside the open end of a building working on a variety of craft projects. Photo #13.
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1948 Campers pose in their swimsuits while standing in the water near the shore and dock. Photo #25.
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1959 photo of campers standing with a Camp Marycrest banner in front a a decorated truck made to look like a boat. The date July 4, 1609 is lettered on the side of the boat. Other campers are dressed as Samuel de Champlain and Indian guides perhaps in preparation for a parade commemorating...
Show more1959 photo of campers standing with a Camp Marycrest banner in front a a decorated truck made to look like a boat. The date July 4, 1609 is lettered on the side of the boat. Other campers are dressed as Samuel de Champlain and Indian guides perhaps in preparation for a parade commemorating Champlain landing on the shores of the lake. Photo #2
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A game of girls badminton near a main building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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1961 photo of campers paddling canoes as they near a finish line in the water marked by floating pieces of wood strung together. Photo #9.
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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.
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Campers of Camp Marycrest play a game of girls badminton near the large main building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vt.
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1959 photo of young campers being instructed in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet. Photo #4.
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1959 photo of campers making a craft project while a nun supervises. On the wall behind them are seen a variety of completed handicraft works. These girls may be working on belts.
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1961 photo of girls outside in a field paired up perhaps learning square dance. Photo #7.
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1954 photo of a parade on the grounds of Camp Marycrest as campers march down a dirt road carrying large banner.
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Campers stand in a field on the camp grounds and flex their archery bows during a lesson at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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Undated photo of young campers with counselors enjoying activities including playing with a beach ball in the waters of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a rope with floating wood blocks marks a boundary. Photo #19.