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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- Grand Isle (Vt.) [12]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [5]
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- image [12]
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- black-and-white photographs [12]
- photographs [12]
Topic(s)
- Archery [12]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [7]
- Girls [7]
- Camping [5]
- Portrait photography [5]
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Title: Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Teen campers stand near an archery target on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle. Looks like many hit the mark. Photo probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo #12.
Title: Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Five teen campers and their instructor line up with their bows in front of archery targets on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may have been taken in the 1950s.
Title: Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of teen campers and their equipment gather around archery targets on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may have been taken in the 1950s. Photo #12. See also mcalB05F01i06
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Girls archery lesson at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #12.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Girls archery lesson at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #11.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 Girls out in a field stand in a row holding archery bows and arrows. Targets behind them. Photo #10?
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Campers stand in a field on the camp grounds and flex their archery bows during a lesson at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Archers point their arrows at archery targets during a lesson at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #31.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Campers of Camp Marycrest gather outside in a field around an archery target and examine the arrows that hit the mark. Photo #12.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A camp instructor points to arrows in an archery target to her students at Camp Marycrest. Photo #30.
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