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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- St. Albans (Vt.) [27]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [17]
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- image [27]
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- black-and-white photographs [27]
- photographs [27]
Topic(s)
- Camps [16]
- Boys [15]
- Portrait photography [13]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [8]
- Athletics [7]
- Baseball [1]
- Business [1]
- Camping [1]
- Church buildings [1]
- Employees [1]
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Saint Albans, Vt.) [1]
- Trucks [1]
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Title: Business Enterprises - C-D
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a truck belonging to Central Vermont Railway of St. Albans, Vermont providing railway and highway coordinated service.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo #5 of 10 boys kneeling or sitting on the grounds of Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont from 1906-1966. Boys wear official camp T-shirts. Camp buildings seen in the background. Camp later became Kill Kare State Park. Date may be 1950s or 60s.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Kamp Kill Kare boys exercise on overhead cross bars under the supervision of a camp counselor. Boys wear official camp T-shirts complete with individual numbers. Camp was once located on Hathaway Point (1906-1966) in St. Albans Bay, Vermont and later became Kill Kare State Park. Photo #11.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Kamp Kill Kare boys and staff gather for a group portrait on the grounds of the camp (1906-1966) once located on Hathaway Point in St. Albans Bay, Vermont. Camp later became Kill Kare State Park.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo #8 of Kamp Kill Kare staff gathered for a group portrait on the grounds of the camp (1906-1966) once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Camp later became Kill Kare State Park.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo #7 of boys and counselors gathered for a group portrait on the grounds of Kamp Kill Kare once located (1906-1966) on Hathaway Point in St. Albans Bay, Vermont. Camp later became Kill Kare State Park.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo #3 of boys attending Kamp Kill Kare (1906-1966) once located on Hathaway Point in St. Albans Bay, Vermont. Date may be 1950s or 60s. Camp later became Kill Kare State Park.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo #9 of Kamp Kill Kare boys receiving tennis lessons on the court under the instruction of a camp counselor. No date but may be 1950s or 1960s. Camp existed from 1906 to 1966 located on Hathaway Point in St. Albans Bay Vermont and later became Kill Kare State Park. Photo #9.
Title: Camp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo #4 of group portrait young campers at Kamp Kill Kare (1906-1966) once located on Hathaway Point in St. Albans Bay, Vermont. Camp later became Kill Kare State Park.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boys play outside at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A boy jumps over a high bar at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Batter up! Boys hold baseball bats as if ready for a pitch at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A boy jumps over a high bar at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Campers at boys' camp Kamp Kill Kare assemble outside on bleachers for a group portrait.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boys' tennis lesson as they practice hitting the ball. A counselor to the far right hits a ball to each boy at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958. Photo #8.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boys' tennis lesson at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo dated 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boy campers assemble outside for a group portrait at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boy campers demonstrate camping skills. They have their tent. One boy uses an ax to chop wood for a fire. One boy holds canned food. Another boy starts a camp fire. All activities at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group portrait of boy campers and staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boy campers enjoy watching rabbits at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Honey bees are studied by a group of boys at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boys enjoy watching a group of rabbits outside on the grounds of Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958. Photo #5.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group portrait of boy campers and staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated. Photo #3.
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