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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- Ballerinas [8]
- Dance [8]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [5]
- Portrait photography [3]
- Dance recitals [2]
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Topic: ("Ballerinas")
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Five young ballerinas stand or kneel while they strike a pose in their dance recital outfits. Front row: Jill Germaine, Karen Brown. Back row: Jacqueline Deforge, Donna Sousie, Judith Deforge. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, 115 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1957-61. Oil paintings on the wall done by Marcel Bergeron. Photo 19.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961; 1961
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.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961; 1961
Ballet dancers on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1961.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961; 1961
Ballet dancers on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1961.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961; 1961
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.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961; 1961
Three young ballet dancers on the Mount St. Mary's stage in 1961. Photo #35.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
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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