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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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 portrait cast photo of a high school dramatic production. One actor is in blackface. Photo #3.
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    Miniature of Theatricals
    Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: 1952 school dramatic production held in the Taft School auditorium. One actress in black face makeup.
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      Miniature of Memorial Auditorium - Burlington, VT
      Memorial Auditorium - Burlington, VT
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        • Date Created: circa 1950's
        • Description: 1950s photo of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) at the intersection of So Union and Main Street.
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        Miniature of Theatricals
        Theatricals
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          • Date Created: circa 1950
          • Description: 1950s school dramatic production held in the Taft School auditorium. Photo #4.
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          Miniature of Theatricals
          Theatricals
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952 photo of cast of a school stage production performed at Taft School auditorium.
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            Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
            Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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              • Description: View of the balcony and main floor of the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Wooden slat folding chairs form rows of seating.
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              Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
              Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Events
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                • Description: Closeup photo of the performing orchestra on stage at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. The huge banner across the front of the state reads Happy Birthday. Two American flags are draped across the face of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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                Miniature of Musical Ensembles
                Musical Ensembles
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                  • Description: Adult choral and orchestra groups assembled on stage. Location old Edmunds High School auditorium, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Photo #1.
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                  Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
                  Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                    • Description: A photo of a large choral group, possibly Burlington High School students as they pose in their robes for a group portrait. Location is the auditorium attached to the Edmunds building where BHS was held.
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                    Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
                    Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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                      • Description: Marine exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing motor boats and equipment. Nearby banner reads Vermont Structural Steel Corp. Photo #2.
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