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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- Blackface entertainers [13]
- Actors [5]
- Minstrel shows [5]
- Auditoriums [4]
- Costume [3]
- Men [2]
- University of Vermont [2]
- Women [2]
- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Dance [1]
- Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Kake Walk (Event) [1]
- Middle school students [1]
- Musical groups [1]
- Portrait photography [1]
- Snow sculpture [1]
- South Burlington Central School (Vt.) [1]
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Title: Catholic Daughters of America
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a recital or minstrel type production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Children are seated in front. Some cast members appear in black face. Photo #1.
Title: Catholic Daughters of America
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a recital or minstrel type production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Children are seated in front. Some cast members appear in black face. Photo #2.
Title: South Burlington Central School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951; 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of production cast of South Burlington Central School students on Memorial Auditorium stage. Several members are in blackface. Minstrel show? Photo #3.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait cast photo of a high school dramatic production. One actor is in blackface. Photo #3.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait cast photo of a high school dramatic production. One actor is in blackface. Photo #4.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 / 1950. A large group of men and women are assembled on stage. Several blackface entertainers seated in front row. Minstrel show? Piano and drums seen on the floor in front of stage. Photo #1.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 school dramatic production held in the Taft School auditorium. One actress in black face makeup.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 minstrel show? Photo #1.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 minstrel show? Photo #3.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 minstrel show? Photo #2.
Title: UVM - Snow Sculpture
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
"Waterman Building." Designation is puzzling since the Waterman Building is not seen here. This is more likely behind a fraternity house close to campus. Sculpture is of 2 stereotyped figures: a "mammy" presenting a prize cake; and two "pickaninnies," a boy and girl. Sculptures such as these were ready by Winter Carnival weekend and judged for prizes.
Title: UVM Kake Walk
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
UVM Kake Walk couple. If these are the same as those identified in the UVM yearbook (Ariel 1929) as "The Winning Couple," they are: Nelson B. Gray, class '30 & Charles N. DeRose, class '30, members of Phi Delta Theta. Photo #4.
Title: UVM Kake Walk
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-02-22
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
32nd annual Kake Walk. University of Vermont. Feb. 22-23, 1929. Signed by McAllister, no. 3. Ten couples (all male), representing campus fraternities, competed in a blackface entertainment known as "walkin' fo' de kake."
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