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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Vermont Structural Steel
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 view of a bridge constructed by Vermont Structural Steel. Unknown location. Photo no. 31.
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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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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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Business Enterprises - A-B
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- Description: 1947 photo of American Auto Paint Shop at 139-147 South Champlain St., Burlington, Vermont.
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Burlington High School - Football
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- Description: 1949 Burlington High School football players. Milton L. Hard, center.
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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 #4.
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Business Enterprises - C-D
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- Description: Photo of a truck belonging to Central Vermont Railway of St. Albans, Vermont providing railway and highway coordinated service.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1959 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay standing on the steps of Edmunds High School building. Photo #1.
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Burlington High School - Theatricals
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- Description: 1954 photo of the stage setting for 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.
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Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
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- Description: 1947(?) photo of Marycrest campers performing an outdoor play for an audience. Photo #38.
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