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)...
Show moreLouis 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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A young flower girl beautifully dressed in a fully length gown marches solemnly down the church aisle holding her bouquet of flowers. Undated.
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1945 - A bride in wedding gown, bridegroom and flower girl pose for a portrait outside on the lawn. Photo #3. See also mcalB22F07i12
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1947 - A bride dressed in wedding gown with long train and groom pose with other members of the wedding party outside on the lawn in front of a clapboard sided building with a long porch.
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1947 - Bride in a gown with elaborate scalloped lace train stands outside a home for a wedding portrait.
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Two couples (bride and groom?) stand in the driveway of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. Dated 1945.
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1949 bride and groom pose for a portrait before cutting their wedding cake. A table filled with food is seen. Private home? Photo #6.
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Man and woman (wedding couple?); he in military uniform, stand outside a building with massive stone pillars. Dated 1944.
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1953 wedding portrait of bride and groom cutting their wedding cake at their reception. Most likely taken inside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
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A young bride poses in profile in her wedding gown holding her bouquet. She stands within a leaf covered arch.
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A wedding couple pose beneath a leaf covered arch with a tissue paper folding bell hanging from above.
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A young bride and groom pose with their wedding party.
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A young bride and groom pose in their wedding attire in front of a large American flag hung on the wall behind.
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1944 wedding portrait of bride (in wedding gown). She stands in a living room in front of a brick fireplace.
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Undated bridal wedding party portrait photo.
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1947 photo of wedding party standing outside of a large building. Perhaps a private home.
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1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. See also mcalB22F11i06, mcalB22F11i10
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1944 wedding portrait of bride (in wedding gown) and groom. They stand in a corner of a living room.
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1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride and groom standing outside in a landscaped garden. He is in military uniform; she in a wedding gown with long train.
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A young woman (McAllister's grand niece, Joanne Raymond) poses outside with a bouquet and wears a simple headdress.
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Bride and groom with their wedding party gathered outside for a group photo.