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.) [51]
- North Hero (Vt. : Town) [41]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [34]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [16]
- St. Albans (Vt.) [16]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [10]
- Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.) [10]
- Mallets Bay (Vt.) [2]
- Burlington (Vt.) [1]
- Camp MacArthur (Vt.) [1]
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- image [139]
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- black-and-white photographs [137]
- photographs [137]
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- Camps [139]
- Boys [59]
- Camping [57]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [39]
- Buildings [34]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [7]
- Worship programs [7]
- Nuns [6]
- Athletics [4]
- Family [4]
- Flag raising and lowering [4]
- Handicraft [4]
- Young men [4]
- Employees [3]
- Landscape photography [3]
- Animals [2]
- Interior architecture [2]
- Soldiers [2]
- Tennis [2]
- Woodwork [2]
- Young women [2]
- Actors [1]
- Baseball [1]
- Boxing [1]
- Buses [1]
- Camp Holy Cross (Vt.) [1]
- Children [1]
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) [1]
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- Dance [1]
- Dolls [1]
- High school students Dramatic production [1]
- Musicians [1]
- Rifle practice [1]
- Rifles [1]
- Targets (Shooting) [1]
- Totem poles [1]
- Vermont Transit Company [1]
- Volleyball [1]
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Topic: ("Camps")
Title: Houses -Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951-1952 side view photo of a three story stone facade building. Malletts Bay Camp.
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 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
Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957/1958. Photo #6.
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.
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 boy campers at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958. Photo #3.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 photo of mess tent and military or civilian personnel with cooking equipment. Photo #5.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 photo of military men in uniform outside gathered around a camp fire eating and drinking rations.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 photo of members of the Citizens' Military Training Camp A & B Co
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 portrait photo of the men of the Citizens' Military Training Camp A & B Company. Identifying flag seen held high by the men.
Title: Miscellaneous
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 outdoor BBQ camp fire with cook creating steam by pouring water.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 portrait photo of a man standing next to a plaque on the grounds of the boys resident summer camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vermont. One of the main buildings seen in back along with a totem pole. Photo 10.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 portrait photo of a man standing next to a plaque on the grounds of the boys resident summer camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vermont. One of the main buildings seen in back along with a totem pole. Photo 8.
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