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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- Camp MacArthur (Vt.) [15]
- Waitsfield (Vt.) [15]
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- image [15]
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- black-and-white photographs [15]
- photographs [15]
Topic(s)
- Landscape photography [6]
- Trucks [3]
- Camping [2]
- Swimming [2]
- Theaters Stage-setting and scenery [2]
- Farms [1]
- Girls [1]
- Gymnasiums [1]
- High school students [1]
- Horses [1]
- Tennis [1]
- Young men [1]
- Young women [1]
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Place: ("Camp MacArthur (Vt.)")
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated A large truck is loaded with summer theater campers from Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo of campers farming in the field while at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated Tennis match at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont. Photo #6.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated. Photo from a cracked glass negative plate. A group of young ladies strike a pose on an outdoor platform. Many have an arm or leg extended and wear ballet slippers. Photo #7. See also mcalA10F03i24
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Buildings in Waitsfield, Vermont; part of Camp MacArthur. Photo #12
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Stream running through rocks at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont. Photo #15.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated Participants of the MacArthur Summer Theater Workshop handle scenery on a truck.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Stream flowing over rocks at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt. Photo #13
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Two horses hitched to a fully loaded hay wagon standing in a field with four people on top.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo of a stream flowing over rocks at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo of campers swimming while at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Cast perform on stage for a summer theater workshop production; part of Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Cast on stage for a summer theater workshop production; part of Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Campers swimming while at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Boxing in an all wood paneled gymnasium. A basketball hoop seen in the background.
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