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.
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1961?? A group of young ladies strike a pose on an outdoor platform. Many have an arm or leg extended and wear ballet slippers. Girls summer camp, may be MacArthur or Marycrest. Photo #8. See also mcalB04F32i05 and mcalB05F01i01
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- Dance Recitals - Unidentified
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- Dance Recitals - Unidentified
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Ten young ladies stand in their tap dance outfits in a chorus line formation. Date and location unknown. Photo 6.
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- Dance Recitals - Unidentified
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Ten young ladies pose in their French can-can style dance outfits probably in a dance studio. Date and location unknown. Photo 4.
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- Dance Recitals - Unidentified
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A woman poses in her ballerina outfit in a dance studio. Photos of dancers line the wall above the wall mirrors. Location and date unknown.
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- Dance Recitals - Unidentified
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A large group photo of children (one boy) dressed in various costumes. The sit or stand on a stage with two adults (may be dance instructors). One holds a bouquet of flowers. May be Fall 1952. Location unknown. Photo 2.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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Ballet dancers on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1961.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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Ballet dancers on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1961.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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Six young women ballerinas strike a pose on stage with a valance and curtain behind. One dancer executes a pose on the stage floor with arms and leg extended. Location is Mount St. Mary's Academy stage (100 Mansfield Ave, Burlington) Photo 33. Dated 1961.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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1958 photo. Several young women dancers strike a pose holding arched flowered garlands above their heads. They wear ankle length gowns and gloves. They stand on a stepped dais with a curtain backdrop. Location is the stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Photo 29
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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Three young ballet dancers on the Mount St. Mary's stage in 1961. Photo #35.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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Six young women ballerinas strike a pose on stage with a valance and curtain behind. One dancer executes a pose on the stage floor with arms and leg extended. Location is Mount St. Mary's Academy stage (100 Mansfield Ave, Burlington) Photo #34.
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- Portraits - Children
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Photo of a 1949 photo of two young girls (sisters?) pinned to a surface. They wear matching ballerina outfits, tulle over-skirts, flower garlands in their hair and strike a pose with arms outstretched. They stand in front of a fireplace.
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- Theatricals
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- 1944
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A dark 1944 photo of 18 girls all dressed alike in long dresses on stage. They pose with stretched pieces of cloth that when viewed seem to form 6 pointed "snowflakes." Winter pageant or performance tableau? Photo #2? See also mcalB18F34i05
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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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- 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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- Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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- UVM Groups
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A large group of men and women in costume assemble in a gymnasium type room, possibly in Southwick Hall on Redstone campus. Crepe paper streamers festoon from the ceiling. A group of musicians are seen on a stage in the background.