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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1947 bride and groom cut their wedding cake.
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1945 wedding party stand outside on a lawn with bride, groom, best men, bride's maids, flower girl. One man in sailor uniform. Photo #3.
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1945 photo of young couple in the backyard of McAllister's Burlington home, 47 No. Winooski Ave. She wears corsage and he is in military uniform (staff sargeant?).
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1949 wedding couple standing outside in front of the "Carriage Room"
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1945 - A bride dressed in a gown and groom stand with members of the wedding party and other family in the living room of a home. See also mcalB22F07i04
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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. See also mcalB22F12i05. Photo #1.
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Dr. Carl McMahon and Mildred Brown, a young bride and groom pose for a portrait in their wedding outfits outside in summertime backyard. She wears a knee length dress with very long veil train. Names, location and date unknown. See wedding party in mcalA19F04i30
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1945 - Bride in wedding gown with long tulle train and groom stand outside on the lawn. See also mcalB22F07i10
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Bride and groom stand outside in their wedding attire with an older couple ; perhaps parents.
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A dramatically lit photo of a young bride in her wedding gown beneath a leaf covered arch and tissue paper folding bell above.
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1945 - Soldier bridegroom and his wartime bride stand outside in front of a house with an older man and woman (parents?) Image slightly blurry. Number 223 on the house. Location unknown.
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1947 - A bride dressed in wedding gown with long train and groom pose outside on the lawn in front of a clapboard sided building with a long porch. Photo #2.
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1945 - A bride dressed in a gown and groom stand with family around the dining room table. The table is covered with a lace tablecloth and displays a homemade wedding cake.
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1945 portrait of a wartime bride and groom standing in the corner of a living room of a home. She wears a wedding gown and corsage. He is in military uniform. They do not wear their eye glasses in this image. Photo 2. See also mcalB22F06i05
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Four young women in long gowns stand before a crowned statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #4.
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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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1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. Photo #4.
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August 25, 1956. Newly wed Betty Phillips and R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside in front of the First Baptist Church in Burlington, Vermont with the complete wedding party; parents, bride's maids and best man. Betty was a member of the church. Her parents were Carl and Kay Phillips. Photo #4.
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August 25, 1956. Newly wed Betty Phillips and R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside the First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont with members of the wedding party; the bride's maids and best man.
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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 #6. See also mcalB22F05i02