Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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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Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: Another 1944 photo of 18 girls all dressed alike in long dresses are on stage. They pose with stretched pieces of cloth that when viewed seem to form 6 pointed "snowflakes." Winter pageant or performance? Photo #1. See also mcalB18F33i01
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Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1948-1949
- Description: 1948 / 1949. Portrait photo of cast on stage of a Dutch theme production. Various aged children. Photo #2.
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Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 school stage production performed at Taft School auditorium.
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Burlington High School Band
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes). Captain Phyllis Roy, Vickie Lane, Lee Babineau, Janet Collins, Carolyn Hunt, Patricia Clarey, Linda Nitschke, Kay Reed. Photo taken in the auditorium at the Edmunds High School building on South Union Street.
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Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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- Description: Interior photo of the main floor of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium with a home show type presentation on stage. Home furnishings and kitchen appliances are seen. Wooden slat folding chairs form rows for seating. Undated but may be 1930s, 40s.
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Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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- Description: Marine exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing motor boats, life jackets and other boating equipment being sold by Chiott's Marine Distributors. Photo #3.
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South Burlington Central School Graduation
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- Description: South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium with a slogan "Better Your Best" seen in the background. Photo #1.
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Theatricals
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- Description: The cast of a dramatic play production gather on stage for a group photo. Burlington High School teacher, Miss Marjorie Perrin seated left on sofa. Location may be Edmunds auditorium. Photo #4.
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McAllister Memorabilia
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- Description: Photo of a concert taken from the balcony of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Looks like a combined concert with band, orchestra and chorus.
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Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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- Description: Exterior view of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Located on the corner of Main Street and So Union Street. Looks to be a composite image with outlining of the clouds and American flag.
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