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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- Shelburne (Vt.) [11]
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- Mallets Bay (Vt.) [2]
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- Champlain Transportation Company [53]
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- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [16]
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- Girls [16]
- Ticonderoga (Steamship) [16]
- Oil storage tanks [15]
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- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [12]
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Place: ("Champlain, Lake")
Title: Camp Birchcliffe Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 Some men and women relax on a dock by the shore while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1945 Sun bathers and boaters enjoy the sunshine and the lake while at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #22.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1945 Adult campers boat, dive, swim and sit on the dock while at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #21.
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
Photo of girls at summer camp, Camp Marycrest (1957-1993) run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order. The camp was located in Grand Isle, Vermont by the shores of Lake Champlain. Girls, counselors and nuns sit or stand by the water for a group portrait. Undated but may be 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
Photo #13 of girl campers sitting at the shore line of Lake Champlain at Camp Marycrest, a camp for girls run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order (1957-1993). Undated photo but may be 1950s or 1960s. Photo looks to be a practice shot taken from a distance out on the dock.
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
Buildings on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont on the shores of Lake Champlain (1957-1993) run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order. May date from 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
Teenage campers pose on the dock extending out into Lake Champlain from 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. They may be youth or swim activity counselors. One young lady wears a sweat shirt of University of Connecticut. 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
A group of campers participate in what appears to be synchronized swimming in Lake Champlain at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle; probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo #24.
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 campers participate in swimming activity in Lake Champlain at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle; probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo #25.
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 campers participate in a water activity in canoes on Lake Champlain at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle; probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo #10.
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 campers participate in a dance session 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 #8.
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 match. 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.
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 (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A bright sunny summer day seems perfect for a group of very young campers with their counselor to sit outside. Lake Champlain is seen in the background. They are members of Camp Marycrest, a camp for girls that operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s. Photo #20?
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: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 Campers and nuns ride in row boats and a canoe on Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
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.
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