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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Summer 1945 Girls at Camp Marycrest swim and dive in Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
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1959 photo of campers standing with a Camp Marycrest banner in front 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 or skit. Photo #1.
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1948 Campers gather outside for a ceremony.
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1948 out of focus photo of campers with completed crafts. They sit in an open ended building gathered around tables with a nun in the background.
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1959 photo of campers with craft projects at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #15?
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1948 Girls out in a field stand in a row holding archery bows and arrows. Targets behind them. Photo #10?
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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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1947 Tennis at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Lake Champlain seen in the background. Photo #43?
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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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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.