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.
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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 #6.
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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 #8.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1961
- Description: Ballet dancers on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1961.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1946-1947
- Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of a young boy on a tricycle with Christmas tree and other presents. A Red Arrow wooden sled is against the wall and a toy train with tracks beneath the tree.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo of a family of four children, three boys and a baby girl, seated in an upholstered chair in front of a curtained window. Photo #3. See also the same children in mcalB14F05i04
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 photo of an infant baby being held in sitting position by her mother's hands for a portrait. Same child as in mcalB14F07i01
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of an infant placed on a table in front of the family Christmas tree for a portrait.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1956-1957
- Description: 1956 / 1957 portrait photo of an infant sitting in a chair.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1957-1958
- Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of two children standing in front of their Christmas tree surrounded by presents the family received. A baby carriage, dolls, a toy airplane, labeled box with air rifle outfit, a toaster and clothes are seen displayed. See also mcalB14F09i04
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 outdoor photo of farm stand and (perhaps) its owner. Photo takes in the whole stand, which is filled with neatly arranged baskets of produce. Photo #2.
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