Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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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1955 stage setting for a Burlington High School dramatic production, The Gondoliers.
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1944 Cast perform on stage for a summer theater workshop production; part of Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt.
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1944 Cast on stage for a summer theater workshop production; part of Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt.
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- Cathedral High School - Theatricals
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1955 Burlington High School student production, The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan. Complete write up in 1955 BHS Oread yearbook, p. 92.
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1953 photo of theatrical production with a biblical theme at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Presented here is a scene where a mourner (John the Evangelist?) grieves at the base of the cross. Other actors portray persons said to be present at the crucifixion; also portrayed is Veronica holding cloth...
Show more1953 photo of theatrical production with a biblical theme at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Presented here is a scene where a mourner (John the Evangelist?) grieves at the base of the cross. Other actors portray persons said to be present at the crucifixion; also portrayed is Veronica holding cloth with image of Jesus' face. Photo #1.
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1953 photo of theatrical production with a biblical theme at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Presented here is a scene where a mourner (John the Evangelist?) grieves at the base of the cross. Other actors portray persons said to be present at the crucifixion; also portrayed is Veronica holding cloth...
Show more1953 photo of theatrical production with a biblical theme at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Presented here is a scene where a mourner (John the Evangelist?) grieves at the base of the cross. Other actors portray persons said to be present at the crucifixion; also portrayed is Veronica holding cloth with image of Jesus' face. Photo #2.
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Cast photo of high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #7. Madame Butterfly?
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1946 photo of twelve lovely young ladies in long gowns and spring bonnets gathered around a fellow actor in costume on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy as a cast of a theatrical production. Stage scenery behind depicts a pastoral wooded area. Photo #2.
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1953 - group photo of cast members on stage of theatrical production with religious theme at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen are Veronica holding a cloth with image of Jesus' face along with other actors in New Testament biblical dress. Photo # 5.
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1949 photo of a biblical theatrical performance on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. This is Boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:39-52). Three other actors portray the Jewish scholars. Photo #1.
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A camping scene from a high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1956 or 1957. Celebrity photos and pennants decorate the set. Photo #3.
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1953 theatrical performance with a biblical theme on stage of Mount St. Mary's. 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.
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #4.
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #6.
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1957 photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. On stage six actors are gathered in a setting of what may be a room with a couch or bed center and triangular college and state pennants hanging in the background. Photo #2.
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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.
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #8.
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1946 photo of cast members of a theatrical performance on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. A young maiden seems to be refusing the advances of a gentleman suitor. Photo #5.
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1959 photo of six actresses of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen here is a bedroom scene. Photo #5.
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1958 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. A king and queen are seated on their thrones. Other actors stand along side. Photo #31.