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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- black-and-white photographs [16]
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- Actors [56]
- Costume [56]
- High school students Dramatic production [56]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [45]
- Portrait photography [21]
- Girls [4]
- High school graduates [3]
- Nuns [3]
- Young women [3]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Brides [1]
- High school buildings [1]
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Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952; 1952
1952 photo of seven young women dressed in long white robes and halos standing on stage each holding a sign with the name of a continent or a country. A nun sits center at a table. Photo #2.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952; 1952
1952 photo of seven young women dressed in long white robes and halos standing on stage each holding a sign with the name of a continent or a country. A nun sits center at a table. Photo #1.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957; 1957
1957 group photo of cast members of a student production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. A nun stands center. Photo #5.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957; 1957
1957 group photo of cast members of a student production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. A nun stands center. Photo #4.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1958; 1958
1958 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. A king and queen are seated on their thrones. Other actors stand along side. Photo #31.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1958; 1958
1958 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #32.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. See also mcalA15F09i08, mcalA15F07i28.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. See also mcalA15F09i08, mcalA15F07i28.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #1.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #6.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Cast photo of high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #2. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Cast photo of high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #7. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1958 cast portrait photo from a high school dramatic production "The Lowland Sea", a contemporary opera performed in the auditorium of Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) Photo #4. See 1958 BHS Oread yearbook for writeup.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast includes a King, Queen, Princess and others.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Formal cast portrait of a Burlington High School dramatic production. Cast is in costume and seated or standing in an interior setting with three door ways behind them. Possibly taken in the 1920s or 1930s. See also mcalA02F12i13
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Portrait of an all women's cast dressed in Greek / Roman costumes (togas). They stand on stage in front of a setting of an ancient temple. One of Burlington High School dramatic productions. See also mcalA02F13i05
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
High school dramatic production. Location is Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a stage setting for Burlington High school play, "Green Valley", a comedy fantasy by Frank Wattson, performed in 1955 in the auditorium attached to the Edmunds High School building. Scene depicts an outdoor scene. A log cabin exterior is seen to the right. Center stage seems to have "rocks" or "boulders" arranged in a seating formation. Painted sunflowers and tree trunk are to the left with table in front. Oread 1955 p. 96-97 has complete write-up. Photo #4.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1958 cast portrait photo from a high school dramatic production "The Lowland Sea", a contemporary opera performed in the auditorium of Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) Photo #3. See 1958 BHS Oread yearbook for writeup.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1958 cast portrait photo from a high school dramatic production "The Lowland Sea", a contemporary opera performed in the auditorium of Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) Photo #4. See 1958 BHS Oread yearbook for writeup.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Burlington High School senior play, "Don't Keep Him Waiting" performed in the Taft School auditorium. See 1952 BHS Oread for writeup. Photo #1.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Burlington High School senior play, "Don't Keep Him Waiting" performed in the Taft School auditorium. See 1952 BHS Oread for writeup. Photo #2.
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