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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- Burlington (Vt.) [4]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [1]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [1]
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- image [11]
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- Costume [11]
- Girls [11]
- Actors [10]
- High school students Dramatic production [7]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [4]
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Title: Camp Marycrest - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a play performed outdoors at Camp Marycrest near porch of the main building.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 photo of cast of four actors (3 dressed as women and 1 as a man) in a theatrical performance on the stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #2.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 photo of cast of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. See also mcalB13F05i18
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 photo of cast of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. See also mcalB13F05i17
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
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.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Two young women dressed in sailor suits perform on stage in a play production with arms outstretched.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A cast of characters in costumes from a play production pose for a group photograph on stage. Appears to be all female (who knows who is in the Santa Claus suit). Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937; 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 / 1947. High school dramatic production with three female cast members on stage. One is dressed as a nun.
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