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: 1945-1946
    • Description: 1945 / 1946 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduation (graduates in cap and gown in forefront). Skit with Presentation of the Baby Jesus at the Temple. Also present was Mary, Joseph, Simeon and Anna. 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: 1953
      • Description: 1953 theatrical performance with a biblical theme on stage of Mount St. Mary's. This may be Veronica (center) holding a cloth with the image of Jesus' face. Other actors portray a Roman soldier, men and women in outfits worn during New Testament times.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      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.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
        Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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          • Date Created: undated
          • Description: Cast photo of high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #2. Madame Butterfly?
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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 #4. See 1958 BHS Oread yearbook for writeup.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Theatricals
            Theatricals
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              • Description: The cast of a dramatic play production is assembled in a room with wooden floors, windows behind and a tin ceiling above. A hanging globe lamp hangs from the ceiling. The cast is in costume.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington High School - Theatricals
              Burlington High School - Theatricals
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                • Description: Seated 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 #5.
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                Miniature of Theatricals
                Theatricals
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                  • Description: Photo of a play production cast gathered together in a room with a hanging chandelier. They are dressed in costume.
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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: Formal cast portrait of a Burlington High School dramatic production. Cast is in costume and seated or standing in an interior setting with three door ways behind them. Possibly taken in the 1920s or 1930s. See also mcalA02F12i13
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs