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 High School (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
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Title: Burlington High School - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seated portrait photo of Jane Wakefield as Casilda from the February 16-17, 1955 BHS student musical operetta production by Gilbert and Sullivan "The Gondoliers". Photo #5.
Title: Burlington High School - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Standing portrait photo of Jane Wakefield as Casilda from the February 16-17, 1955 BHS student musical operetta production by Gilbert and Sullivan "The Gondoliers". Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Dramatic cast portrait of students from Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) for the comedy "Once and for All" by Sidney Duball. They are seated and standing on stage that is set as a street scene. Banner hanging behind reads in part "Welcome Home Nick". In the 1956 BHS Oread p. 72-73 is a complete write-up. Photo #5.
Title: Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cast portrait photo of students from Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School)for the comedy "Once and for All" by Sidney Duball. They stand or sit on stage set as a street scene. Banner hangs in back and reads "Welcome Home Nick." In the BHS yearbook 1956 Oread p. 72-73 is a complete write-up. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cast portrait of high school students from Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School), "Once and for All" by Sidney Duball. Stage is set as a street scene. Banner hangs in back and reads "Welcome Home Nick." In the 1956 BHS Oread p. 72-73 is a complete write-up. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Formal cast portrait of a Burlington High School drama production (students from Edmunds High School building) "Sabrina Fair" by Samuel Taylor. Performed in 1956. Stage is set as a street scene. In the BHS yearbook Oread 1956 p. 74-75 is a complete write-up.
Title: Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cast portrait of high school students on the set from a play production by students from Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School), "Sabrina Fair" by Samuel Taylor performed in 1956. In the BHS yearbook Oread p. 74-75 is a complete write-up.
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Title: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
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Title: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of the cast of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Student Therese Tessier (later Kneen) stands in the second row at the far right.
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 presented on the stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
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