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: 1945-1946
    • Description: 1945 / 1946. Three women actors pose in a room setting with three piece matching living room or parlor furniture and a tall glass door enclosed bookcase. They are in period dress and two are knitting.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Theatricals
    Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: 1959 Christmas pageant photo at an elementary Catholic school taken in the classroom. Virgin Mary holds a Baby Jesus and is surrounded by kings, angels, and shepherds (with a lamb). School desks seen in front. Blackboard behind with theme garland strung across it.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      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?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
        Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
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          • Description: Undated photo of a play performed outdoors at Camp Marycrest near porch of the main building.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Cathedral High School - Theatricals
          Cathedral High School - Theatricals
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            • Date Created: 1955
            • Description: 1955 Burlington High School student production, The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan. Complete write up in 1955 BHS Oread yearbook, p. 92.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
            Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of seven young women dressed in long white robes and halos standing on stage each holding a sign with the name of a continent or a country. A nun sits center at a table. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              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 Jesus in the Temple. Photo #3.
                • 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: A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #6.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
                  Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                    • Date Created: 1941
                    • Description: 1941 theatrical performance with a biblical theme on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. 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: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 photo of cast of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. See also mcalB13F05i18
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs