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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July 1945 photo of adult campers on the rocky shore of Lake Champlain while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 photo of adult campers sharing a meal on the rocky shoreline. Photo #28.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Two portrait photos of two young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Two portrait photos of two young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 photo of adult campers sharing a meal on the rocky shoreline. Photo #30.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Adult campers sit on the rocky shore of Lake Champlain while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #7.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Adult campers sit on the rocky shoreline of Lake Champlain while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Two portrait photos of two young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 photo of adult campers on the rocky shoreline of Lake Champlain. Photo #29.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Photo portait of five young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 Two photo portraits of two young men on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 photo of adult campers on a rocky shore. Some stand on wooden stairs leading from Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Undated portrait photo no. 2 of the campers and staff standing and sitting on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls' summer camp was run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order and operated from 1957 to 1993. May date from the 1950s or 1960s.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Young campers and their counselor sit on the lawn near the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest probably in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle. One young girl holds her own camera. Photo #26.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Archery at Camp Marycrest for girls located in Grand Isle, Vermont from 1957 to 1993. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Photo #7.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Teen campers participate in a dance session in a recreation hall in one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle; probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo #15 or 18?
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Photo #3 of group portrait of girl campers in uniform, staff and priest at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vermont run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order (1957-1993). Older girls in the back wear different hats and may be counselors in training. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Photo #6 of group portrait of girl campers in uniform at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vermont run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order (1957-1993). Older girls in back row wear different hats and may be counselors in training. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Some of the older campers stand around archery targets with archery equipment on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Undated photo contact sheet showing four different photographs of staff, girl residents and a parade on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls' camp was run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order and operated from 1957 to 1993. May date from the 1950s or 1960s.