Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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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Miniature of Theatricals
Theatricals
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: A dark 1944 photo of 18 girls all dressed alike in long dresses on stage. They pose with stretched pieces of cloth that when viewed seem to form 6 pointed "snowflakes." Winter pageant or performance tableau? Photo #2? See also mcalB18F34i05
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    Miniature of Theatricals
    Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: 1952 portrait cast photo of a high school dramatic production. One actor is in blackface. Photo #4.
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      Miniature of Theatricals
      Theatricals
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        • Date Created: 1958
        • Description: 1958 cast portrait photo from a high school dramatic production "The Lowland Sea", a contemporary opera performed in the auditorium of Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) Photo #3. See 1958 BHS Oread yearbook for writeup.
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        Miniature of Theatricals
        Theatricals
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 or 1945 photo of a large group of people on stage; women in long gowns, men in black bow ties and white jackets, Boy Scouts kneeling in front with a sailor.
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          Miniature of Theatricals
          Theatricals
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952. This is a photograph of a photo showing a large boys' choir arranged in front of a stage. On stage are adults dressed in biblical costume. School dramatic production? Photo #4.
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            Miniature of Theatricals
            Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 high school dramatic production. Living dining room setting. Kellogg's corn flakes cereal on table.
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              Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
              Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                • Description: A uniformed group of young women carry small American flags and stand on the steps of the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. The troop's leader wears a different color cap, wears a cape and carries a small baton in her right hand. Undated but may be 1920s, 1930s.
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                Miniature of Agricultural Exhibitions
                Agricultural Exhibitions
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                  • Description: View of exhibition booths displaying fresh vegetables and canned goods. Undated but may be 1940s; location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
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                  Miniature of Burlington High School - Auditorium
                  Burlington High School - Auditorium
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                    • Description: View from the stage in the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary School) located at corner of Main and South Union Streets. Seen here with chairs set up and piano. Date may be 1951 when it was newly constructed.
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                    Miniature of Edgar Chott & Sons
                    Edgar Chott & Sons
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                      • Description: Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT Lower level of Memorial Auditorium and a display of boats and boating supplies owned by Edgar Chiott & Sons. Chiott is listed as lighthouse keeper and proprietor in the Burlington city directory. (Duplicate of mcalB08F08i04.)
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