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 Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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    • Date Created: 1955
    • Description: 1955 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production with a biblical theme. Four young women stand and pose as if dancing holding one arm over their heads. A stage setting curtain with many stars serving as scenery is seen behind. Photo #6.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: Action scene from a high school production at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1959. One young woman has her hands around the throat of another and is choking her. Photo #3.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Theatricals
      Theatricals
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        • Date Created: 1948-1949
        • Description: 1948 / 1949 photo of performers, some in blackface assembled on a stage with a large shield shaped sign reading "P of H" Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Theatricals
        Theatricals
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945. Five young women gather in a radio station studio with scripts in hand and stand before a floor microphone. Behind them are a large group of other female performers. Sign on door in the background to the right reads "No admittance"
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          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.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            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.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Theatricals
              Theatricals
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                • Description: A man and woman pose in Colonial period costumes in a living room setting with a fire burning in an elegant fireplace.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington High School - Theatricals
                Burlington High School - Theatricals
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                  • Date Created: 1954-02
                  • Description: February 26-27, 1954 cast photo of the Burlington High School student production of Victor Herbert's operetta, "The Fortune Teller" performed at the Edmunds High School building. Complete write-up in the 1954 BHS Oread yearbook, p. 84-85. Photo No. 1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
                  Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                    • Date Created: 1946
                    • Description: 1946 photo of cast members of a theatrical performance on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. A young maiden seems to be refusing the advances of a gentleman suitor. Photo #5.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
                    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                      • Date Created: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 photo of cast of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. See also mcalB13F05i17
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs