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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Roland Bergeron and Anne Sousie pose. They are students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington, Vermont. He is in top hat and tuxedo and his partner is in her dance recital costume and tap dance shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, circa 1955-56...
Show moreRoland Bergeron and Anne Sousie pose. They are students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington, Vermont. He is in top hat and tuxedo and his partner is in her dance recital costume and tap dance shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, circa 1955-56. Photo 30.
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1952 photo of a large group of young tap dancers in costume posing with their dance teacher. Photo #2
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Three young women stand before a wall mirror their reflections seen in the mirror behind them. They strike a pose in their tap dance outfits and fishnet stockings. Lady in the middle kneeling is Carol Lavalley associated with the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Date circa...
Show moreThree young women stand before a wall mirror their reflections seen in the mirror behind them. They strike a pose in their tap dance outfits and fishnet stockings. Lady in the middle kneeling is Carol Lavalley associated with the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Date circa 1955-56. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo. 1.
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1952 photo of a young ballerina posing next to a piano.
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1951 photo of young tap dancers posing for their portrait. Photo 1.
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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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Six young ladies stand in front of a wall mirror in tap dance recital outfits and tap shoes. Long feathers adorn their heads. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Sousie School of Dance on North Ave in Burlington. Photo 33.
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Judy Meachum is reflected in a wall mirror as she poses in her tap dance recital costume. Location 115 North Ave, home studio of Lorette Sousie School of Dance owned by Lorette Sousie. Circa 1957-61. Oil painting on the wall by Marcel Bergeron. Photo 26.
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1951/1952 photo of two young tap dancers posing on stage next to a piano.
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Three women strike a pose on stage. Unfortunately the photo is out of focus. Same three women as in mcalA10F03i18. Left to right Lorette Sousie (dance instructor and owner of Sousie School of Dance, Burlington, Vermont), Sandra Dutra, Carol Lavalley. Location Lyman C Hunt Middle School,...
Show moreThree women strike a pose on stage. Unfortunately the photo is out of focus. Same three women as in mcalA10F03i18. Left to right Lorette Sousie (dance instructor and owner of Sousie School of Dance, Burlington, Vermont), Sandra Dutra, Carol Lavalley. Location Lyman C Hunt Middle School, Burlington, Vermont taken in the 1950s. Photo 0
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Twelve young women line up, hands on hips, legs extended in a dance studio or rehearsal hall. They wear tap dance recital outfits and tap shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance on North Ave in...
Show moreTwelve young women line up, hands on hips, legs extended in a dance studio or rehearsal hall. They wear tap dance recital outfits and tap shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance on North Ave in Burlington. Photo 15.
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Three young women are dressed in their Russian style tap dance outfits with one leg extended out and one arm raised above their heads. From left to right Carol Lavalley, Joan English Carol Harradene. All associated with the Lorette Sousie School of Dance. Date may be 1950s. Location 138 No....
Show moreThree young women are dressed in their Russian style tap dance outfits with one leg extended out and one arm raised above their heads. From left to right Carol Lavalley, Joan English Carol Harradene. All associated with the Lorette Sousie School of Dance. Date may be 1950s. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Photo 8.
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Twelve young girls are dressed in their tap military line dance recital majorette outfits. The stand in two lines of six each in a V-shape formation. Students of Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington, Vermont. Date 1950s. Photo 10.
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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.
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Three women strike a pose on the dance stage wearing long pants and satin short sleeved tops tied at the waist. Left to right Lorette Sousie (dance instructor and owner of the Sousie School of Dance, Burlington, Vermont), Sandra Dutra, Carol Lavalley. Location Lyman C. Hunt Middle School,...
Show moreThree women strike a pose on the dance stage wearing long pants and satin short sleeved tops tied at the waist. Left to right Lorette Sousie (dance instructor and owner of the Sousie School of Dance, Burlington, Vermont), Sandra Dutra, Carol Lavalley. Location Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, Vermont taken in the 1950s. Photo 1.
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1951 photo of young tap dancers posing for their portrait. Photo 2.
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Anne Sousie strikes a pose in an organdy dress with hat, gloves and wearing tap dance shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, located at 115 North Ave, Burlington. Date circa 1955-56. Photo 11.
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Eight young ballerinas are grouped across a stage while they strike a pose in their dance recital outfits. A valance and curtain form a backdrop. Location Mount St. Mary's on Mansfield Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo 37
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The same young lady seen in mcalA10F01i08 strikes a pose here in her tap dance outfit with both arms and her left leg extended. Date and location unknown. Photo 7.
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Ten tap dance teenage girls form a in a chorus line with leg bent, hand on hip in their dance recital costumes. Location and date unknown. Photo 4.