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.
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Campers pose in four canoes gathered near a raft a ways from shore in the waters of Lake Champlain.
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Campers pair up similar to a square dance promenade and form a circle on the grounds of Camp Marycrest for what may be a dance lesson.
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1948 photo of a camp leader instructing young campers in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet while they sit in a room with religious statues, images and a cross. Photo #21.
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Young campers examine a link chain. They sit on the grass just beyond the main building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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1948 photo of two small groups of girls with an adult leader sitting outside on the grounds of Camp Marycrest. A nun leads one group while another woman attends the second.
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Summer 1948 photo of a building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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1959 photo of a large building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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Photo of the main building at Camp Marycrest with campers up on the "widows walk" cupola where the American flag flies. Photo #9.
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1959 photo of the main building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #25.
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1959 photo of a large barn like building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #26.
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Summer 1948 side view photo of the large main building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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1959 photo of a large barn like building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #22.
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1959 photo of Marycrest campers.
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1959 photo of Marycrest campers. Photo #7.
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1959 photo of Marycrest campers.
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Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers.
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Group portrait of Marycrest campers and adults. Tents seen in the background. Photo #2.
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1959 photo of Marycrest campers. Photo #16.
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Undated photo of Marycrest campers and staff. Photo #23.
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Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers. Photo #2.