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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Members of a dramatic play production are seen here. A young woman with a crown sits on a throne surrounded by four others. Two stand behind much like guards, two kneel before her; one on each side.
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- Theatricals
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- 1944
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1944 photo of 18 girls all dressed alike in long dresses are on stage. They pose with stretched pieces of cloth that when viewed seem to form 6 pointed "snowflakes." Winter pageant or performance tableau? Photo #3. See also mcalB18F34i05
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1952 high school dramatic production. The all female cast members stand on stage. Two wear large hats with long dark veils. They pose on stage with a living room or parlor setting. Photo #2.
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An outdoor setting near Lake Champlain is the site for a pageant. A large group of mostly girls (or all girls) are dressed in costume with flags, shields, weapons. "Indians" wrapped on blankets stand to the left. May be at a girls' summer camp. Date and location unknown but may be 1920s or 1930s....
Show moreAn outdoor setting near Lake Champlain is the site for a pageant. A large group of mostly girls (or all girls) are dressed in costume with flags, shields, weapons. "Indians" wrapped on blankets stand to the left. May be at a girls' summer camp. Date and location unknown but may be 1920s or 1930s. Similar to mcalA08F06i08 but a different angle.
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- 1937
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1937 photo of group of young women gathered in a living room(?), dressed in costume with older adults and one small boy sitting in a woman's lap. Photo #2.
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Cast from a Alice in Wonderland dramatic play production. Seen are Alice, Mad Hatter, Tweeedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, one of the Doormen, Dormouse, White Queen, Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit, Mock Turtle, Griffin, several Cards. Could this be a girls' summer camp production?
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- Theatricals
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- 1945
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1945 photo of an all female production cast assembled in what may be an radio studio. To the right a young woman stands at a floor microphone. Another stands to the left. They hold what appear to be scripts.
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A high school dramatic production presented on the stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Theatricals
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- 1944
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Another 1944 photo of 18 girls all dressed alike in long dresses are on stage. They pose with stretched pieces of cloth that when viewed seem to form 6 pointed "snowflakes." Winter pageant or performance? Photo #1. See also mcalB18F33i01
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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1945 photo of 3 members of the Vergennes High School girls basketball team in the gymnasium. (This is in the older high school, which was built in 1871 and demolished in 1964. The present union high school opened in 1959.)
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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1943 / 1944 Vergennes High School girls basketball team and coaches in the school gymnasium. Ball held by youngest member (front, center) is dated "43-44." (Vergennes high school was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union high school, and demolished in 1964.) Photo #2.
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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1943 / 1944 Vergennes High School girls basketball team and coaches in the school gymnasium. Ball held by youngest member (front, center) is dated "43-44." (Vergennes high school was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union high school, and demolished in 1964.) Photo #3.
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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1944 -1945 Vergennes High School girls basketball team, with coaches and school principal(?) in the gymnasium. A trophy is on the floor. Photo #2.
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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1943 / 1944 Vergennes High School girls basketball team and coaches in the school gymnasium. Ball held by youngest member (front, center) is dated "43-44." (Vergennes high school was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union high school, and demolished in 1964.) Photo #1.
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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Three members of the Vergennes High School Girls Basketball team.
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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Vergennes High School Girls Basketball team with trophy. Photo #3.
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- Vergennes High School - Basketball
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1944 -1945 Vergennes High School girls basketball team, with coaches and school principal(?) in the gymnasium. A trophy is on the floor.
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- Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Several girls in uniform wear military caps, white blouses, dark skirts, neck scarves and stand with two older women in military dress with the initials VFW on their sleeves.
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- Veterans of Foreign Wars
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A group of young girls and several women gather for a portrait. Several wear military caps and neck scarves. Photo no. 4.
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- Veterans of Foreign Wars
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A group of young girls and several women gather for a portrait. Several wear military caps and neck scarves. Photo no. 3.