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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- Girls [80]
- Camping [50]
- Camps [34]
- Portrait photography [26]
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- Tennis [3]
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- Employees [2]
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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 gather outside for a ceremony.
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 gather outside for an activity. Photo #33?
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 form a line inside a wood paneled hall and hold each other's hand during a dance session. Photo #15.
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 campers stand grouped together near a long dock in Lake Champlain for a swimming lesson while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #16.
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
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 Campers pose in their swimsuits while standing in the water near the shore and dock. Photo #25.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo of girls at batting practice. Others kneel on the ground with baseball mitts at the ready.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo campers getting a tennis lesson at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vt. Lake Champlain seen in the background. Photo #12.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 out of focus photo of campers with completed crafts. They sit in an open ended building gathered around tables with a nun in the background.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo of two small groups of girls with an adult leader sitting outside on the grounds of Camp Marycrest. A nun leads one group while another woman attends the second.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo of a camp leader instructing young campers in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet while they sit in a room with religious statues, images and a cross. Photo #21.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of young campers being instructed in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers standing with a Camp Marycrest banner in front a a decorated truck made to look like a boat. The date July 4, 1609 is lettered on the side of the boat. Other campers are dressed as Samuel de Champlain and Indian guides perhaps in preparation for a parade commemorating Champlain landing on the shores of the lake. Photo #2
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 girls outside in a field paired up perhaps learning square dance. Photo #7.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers making a variety of crafts. They sit and work at a table in a room with counter tops and many drawers. Photo #19.
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
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 photo of campers sitting outside the open end of a building working on a variety of craft projects. Photo #13.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers outside in a field standing and kneeling by a Camp Marycrest banner. Three campers are dressed as Samuel de Champlain and Indian guides. Photo #5?
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1954 photo of a parade on the grounds of Camp Marycrest as campers march down a dirt road carrying large banner.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers making a craft project while a nun supervises. On the wall behind them are seen a variety of completed handicraft works. These girls may be working on belts.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers standing with a Camp Marycrest banner in front a decorated truck made to look like a boat. The date July 4, 1609 is lettered on the side of the boat. Other campers are dressed as Samuel de Champlain and Indian guides perhaps in preparation for a parade or skit. Photo #1.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of a truck decorated as a boat that is part of parade at Camp Marycrest. Campers dressed as Indians "paddle" the boat. They are commemorating the 350th landing of Samuel de Champlain on the shores of the lake of 1609.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers seated along the shore of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a string of floating pieces of wood marks a line in the water. Photo #13.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers with craft projects at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #15?
Title: Camp Marycrest - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of campers on the tennis court at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #24.
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