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.) [35]
- Camp MacArthur (Vt.) [2]
- Waitsfield (Vt.) [2]
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- image [64]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [28]
- photographs [28]
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- Theaters Stage-setting and scenery [64]
- Actors [56]
- High school students Dramatic production [48]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [33]
- Costume [26]
- Blackface entertainers [3]
- Women [3]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Theaters [2]
- Young men [2]
- Bowling [1]
- Business [1]
- Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Employees [1]
- House furnishings [1]
- Musical groups [1]
- Nuns [1]
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Topic: ("Theaters Stage-setting and scenery")
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957; 1956-1957
A camping scene from a high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1956 or 1957. Celebrity photos and pennants decorate the set. Photo #3.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957; 1956-1957
1956 / 1957 photo of the cast of a high school theatrical production "Beware the Bear" by students of Mount St. Mary's Academy. They each hold a glass soda bottle with straws. Photos of Hollywood celebrities decorate the wall of the girls' camping cabin. Photo #5.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957; 1956-1957
1956 / 1957 high school theatrical production "Beware the Bear" by students of Mount St. Mary's Academy. One girl dances, another plays a musical instrument while two other girls look on. Photos of Hollywood celebrities decorate the wall of the girls' camping cabin. Photo #4.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957; 1957
1957 high school production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. A scene here showing a family at the dining table eating a meal together. Photo # 4.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957; 1957
1957 photo of a high school production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen here is a bedroom scene with a young woman dressed in a long party gown with her student friends looking on. College pennants decorate the wall behind. Photo #3.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Scene from high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #4. Undated.
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
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly? Photo #8.
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: 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 #4.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Scene from a high school dramatic production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #5. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 indoor photo of a group of men and women, gathered in front of several theatrical curtains for their portrait. Two women are holding bowling pins. Name of group, location, occasion unknown.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1944 indoor photo of a group of men and women, gathered in front of several theatrical curtains for their portrait. Two women are holding bowling pins. Name of group, location, occasion unknown.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 photo of 6 men, all wearing white shirts, ties, and dark trousers--business attire of an as yet unknown business. Background looks like a small theater stage, with several layers of curtains. Group, venue, and occasion are unknown.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View from the theater balcony of a stage production with an elabotate setting. Cast members are assembled on the lush furniture in the living room set.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a production cast sitting on stage in costume assembled in front of an elaborate stage setting.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A dramatic play production cast are assembled on stage in a living room stage setting; dressed in costume. Photo #2.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A cast from the dramatic play production assemble on stage for a group photo with an elaborate stage setting.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 cast portrait of drama production on stage; perhaps high school. Photo #1.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 cast portrait of drama production on stage; perhaps high school. Photo #3.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 cast portrait of drama production on stage; perhaps high school. Photo #2.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 high school dramatic production photo of central cast on stage. A piano is seen on the floor in front of stage.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 high school dramatic production photo of full cast on stage. A piano is seen on the floor in front of stage.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944. Three men dressed in costume of Colonial era.
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