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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1945 - Bride in wedding gown with long tulle train and groom stand outside on the lawn. See also mcalB22F07i10, mcalB22F07i12, mcalB22F07i13
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1945 wedding portrait of a bride and groom with members of their wedding party.
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1951 or 1952 wedding portrait photo of wedding party standing in the sanctuary of a church. Elaborate organ pipes seen to the right. Biblical saying is on the wall, "Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts." Photo #4.
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A bride and groom cut their wedding cake. Same couple as seen in mcalB22F08i03?
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A bride and groom take their wedding vows in a Catholic church.
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A dramatically lit photo of a bride in profile beneath a leaf covered arch.
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1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride standing outside in a landscaped garden. She in a wedding gown with long train.
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1944 wedding portrait of bride, groom, Bride's maid (or Matron of Honor) and best man. They stand in a living room of a home. Fireplace seen behind and to the left.
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Photo of a young bride and groom. She wears a full length gown with a tulle veil surrounding her. She holds a bouquet of roses.
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1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride and groom with wedding party assembled outside on the lawn with house seen behind. Photo #3. See also mcalB22F12i13
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1947 bride, groom, members of the wedding party and parents pose in a restaurant.
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A soldier and a woman (bride and groom?) stand in the archway of a home and pose for a portrait. Dated 1945.
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A three man musical group poses with their instruments ; guitar, piano and saxophone.
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1947 - A bride and groom cut their wedding cake.
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1947 photo of bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing outside. She wears a two piece suit and corsage. Photo #2. See also mcalB22F12i02.
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Undated photo the wedding party of Martha Terrain's marriage to Roland McSweeney. Groom listed in 1925 Burlington city directory as a student of University of Vermont and having a room at the De Goesbriand Hospital. See another image mcalA19F05i15
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A bride and groom are seen at the wedding reception with others of their wedding party behind them.
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1935 / 1936 photo of well drillers and well drilling machine.