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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- Costume [97]
- Actors [90]
- High school students Dramatic production [69]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [46]
- Portrait photography [32]
- Christmas pageants [8]
- Men [8]
- Young women [7]
- Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
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Topic: ("Costume")
Title: Burlington High School - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
February 26-27, 1954 cast photo of the Burlington High School student production of Victor Herbert's operetta, "The Fortune Teller" performed at the Edmunds High School building. Complete write-up in the BHS Oread yearbook, p. 84-85. Seated in front is Jacqueline Paradee (Mme. Pompon, prima donna of the Grand Opera) with Herbert Kempe (Commandant of the Secret Police).
Title: Burlington High School - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
February 26-27, 1954 cast photo of the Burlington High School student production of Victor Herbert's operetta, "The Fortune Teller" performed at the Edmunds High School building. Complete write-up in the 1954 BHS Oread yearbook, p. 84-85. Photo No. 1.
Title: Burlington High School - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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 #6.
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 - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Burlington High School stage production of "Don't Keep Him Waiting" performed at Taft School auditorium. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Burlington High School stage production of "Don't Keep Him Waiting" performed at Taft School auditorium. Photo #3.
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: Cathedral High School - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1942
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955 Burlington High School student production, The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan. Complete write up in 1955 BHS Oread yearbook, p. 92.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946; 1945-1946
1945 / 1946 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduation (graduates in cap and gown in forefront). Skit with Jesus in the Temple. Photo #3.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946; 1945-1946
1945 / 1946 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduation (graduates in cap and gown in forefront). Skit with Presentation of the Baby Jesus at the Temple. Also present was Mary, Joseph, Simeon and Anna. Photo #5.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946; 1945-1946
1945 / 1946 photo of theatrical performance with a biblical theme as part of what looks to be a graduation ceremony at Mount St. Mary's Academy. May be angels of the Heavenly Host. (Luke 2:13) Photo #4.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1941; 1941
1941 theatrical performance with a biblical theme on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. This may be Veronica (center) holding a cloth with the image of Jesus' face. Other actors portray a Roman soldier, men and women in outfits worn during New Testament times.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1941; 1941
1941 theatrical performance of a biblical theme on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. This may be the Lamentation with Mary, the mother of Jesus, grieving at the base of the cross. Other actors portray a Roman soldier, men and women in outfits during the time of the New Testament.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946; 1946
1946 photo of twelve lovely young ladies in long gowns and spring bonnets gathered around a fellow actor in costume on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy as a cast of a theatrical production. Stage scenery behind depicts a pastoral wooded area. Photo #2.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946; 1946
14 actors portray uniformed soldiers as they stand on the steps of the stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo # 3.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946; 1946
1946 group photo of cast members of a theatrical performance at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen are 14 uniformed soldiers and 12 lovely young ladies in long gowns and spring bonnets along with others. Photo #1.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946; 1946
1946 photo of cast members of a theatrical performance on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. A young maiden seems to be refusing the advances of a gentleman suitor. Photo #5.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946; 1946
1946 photo the cast of a Mount St. Mary's Academy theatrical performance. Photo #4.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 photo of a biblical theatrical performance on stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. This is Boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:39-52). Three other actors portray the Jewish scholars. Photo #1.
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 theatrical performance with a biblical theme presented at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Presented here is The Annunciation. Photo #3.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 theatrical performance at Mount St. Mary's Academy of the Christmas Bible story of the Three Wise Men visiting the Baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary. 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
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