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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Creator(s)
Place(s)
- Champlain, Lake [16]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [16]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [11]
Format(s)
- image [16]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [16]
- photographs [16]
Topic(s)
- Girls [16]
- Camping [13]
- Swimming [10]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [5]
- Canoes and canoeing [4]
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Place: ("Champlain, Lake")
Topic: ("Girls")
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
Girls at Camp Marycrest partake in a tennis lesson. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Beyond the open court is seen Lake Champlain. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s. Photo #41.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 This may be a synchronized swimming class for girls at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Summer 1945 Girls at Camp Marycrest swim and dive in Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Summer 1945. Campers swim, dive and stand on the dock in Lake Champlain while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #6.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 Young girls swim near the shore in the waters of Lake Champlain while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 photo of campers paddling canoes as they near a finish line in the water marked by floating pieces of wood strung together. Photo #9.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of young campers with counselors enjoying activities in the waters of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a rope with floating wood blocks marks a boundary. Photo #16.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of young campers with counselors enjoying activities in the waters of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a rope with floating wood blocks marks a boundary.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Campers in Lake Champlain near the shore while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. A long dock is to the right. Photo #18.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Campers paddle canoes in Lake Champlain near a dock while 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
Undated photo of young campers with counselors enjoying activities including playing with a beach ball in the waters of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a rope with floating wood blocks marks a boundary. Photo #19.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Campers pose in four canoes gathered near a raft a ways from shore in the waters of Lake Champlain.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Campers have a swimming lesson in Lake Champlain while 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
Campers swim in Lake Champlain while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #25.
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 stand in the waters of Lake Champlain near the shore. A large dock is to the right. A young girl in the back holds a large beach ball. Photo #17.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Misc.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Summer 1948 photo of row boats and a canoe on Lake Champlain with nuns and campers from Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle. Photo #8.
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