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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    • Description: Photo of a stage setting for Burlington High school play, "Green Valley", a comedy fantasy by Frank Wattson, performed in 1955 in the auditorium attached to the Edmunds High School building. Scene depicts an outdoor scene. A log cabin exterior is seen to the right. Center stage seems to have "rocks" or "boulders" arranged in a seating formation. Photo #1. Painted sunflowers and tree trunk are to the left with table in front. Oread 1955 p. 96-97 has complete write-up.
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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 photo of theatrical performance with a biblical theme as part of what looks to be a graduation ceremony at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Skit looks to be the Annunciation.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
      Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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        • Date Created: 1946
        • Description: 1946 group photo of cast members of a theatrical performance at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen are 14 uniformed soldiers and 12 lovely young ladies in long gowns and spring bonnets along with others. Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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          • Date Created: 1957
          • Description: 1957 high school production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. A scene here showing a family at the dining table eating a meal together. Photo # 4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
          Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: 1958 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #32.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 portrait cast photo of a high school dramatic production. One actor is in blackface. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Theatricals
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 school dramatic production held in the Taft School auditorium. One actress in black face makeup.
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                Miniature of Theatricals
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                  • Description: Cast of a high school dramatic production. Location is Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 photo of cast on stage in costume for a theatrical performance at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Kitchen scene with actors gathered around a dining table with checkered table cloth. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of 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) with a theatrical performance with a biblical theme. Seen are four angels, Virgin Mary and Child. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs