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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    • Description: Group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Actors are in biblical costumes of New Testament times. Center may be Jesus, others may be Virgin Mary, Joseph, Judas Iscariot (he holds money bag and rope), Roman soldier. Photo #4.
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    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. See also mcalA15F09i08, mcalA15F07i28.
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      Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
      Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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        • Date Created: undated
        • Description: A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #3.
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        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 #1.
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          Miniature of Theatricals
          Theatricals
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 cast portrait of drama production on stage; perhaps high school. Photo #3.
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            Miniature of Theatricals
            Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1948-1949
              • Description: 1948 / 1949. Portrait photo of cast on stage of a Dutch theme school production. Photo #1.
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              Miniature of Theatricals
              Theatricals
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                • Description: A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
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                Miniature of Theatricals
                Theatricals
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                  • Description: Cast of a high school dramatic production. Location is Edmunds High School building in Burlington, Vermont.
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                  Miniature of Theatricals
                  Theatricals
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                    • Description: Cast portrait of high school students on the set from a play production by students from Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School), "Sabrina Fair" by Samuel Taylor performed in 1956. In the BHS yearbook Oread p. 74-75 is a complete write-up. See also mcalA02F12i05, mcalA02F12i06, mcalA02F12i08
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                    Miniature of Burlington High School - Theatricals
                    Burlington High School - Theatricals
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                      • Description: Portrait photo of Jane Wakefield as Casilda from the February 16-17, 1955 BHS student musical operetta production by Gilbert and Sullivan "The Gondoliers". Photo #6.
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