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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    • 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.
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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.
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      Miniature of 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 Burlington High School - Theatricals
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          • Description: Cast portrait of students from Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) for the comedy "Once and for All" by Sidney Duball. They are seated and standing on stage that is set as a street scene. Banner hanging behind reads in part "Welcome Home Nick". In the 1956 BHS Oread p. 72-73 is a complete write-up. Photo #3.
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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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              • Description: A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
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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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                  • 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
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                    • Description: The cast of a dramatic play production gather on stage for a group photo. Burlington High School teacher, Miss Marjorie Perrin seated left on sofa. Location may be Edmunds auditorium. Photo #4.
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                      • Description: A cast from the dramatic play production assemble on stage for a group photo with an elaborate stage setting.
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