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, groom and members of the wedding party standing in what may be a private home. Photo #3.
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1953 photo of young couple at their reception cutting their wedding cake. Location is most likely 47 No. Winooski Ave., McAllister's home.
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1944 photo of wedding party outside Ira Allen Chapel on University of Vermont campus, Burlington, Vt. Photo #5.
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1945 - A soldier bridegroom and his wartime bride stand outside in front of a house. Number 223 on the house. Location unknown.
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1945 portrait of wartime bride and groom with who may be their respective parents. Bride wears a wedding gown with a long train and holds a bouquet. Photo 7.
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1948 or 1949 wedding portrait photo of folks standing outside of the Carriage Room.
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A young bride and groom stand outside in their wedding attire. She wears a full length gown with a long veil and holds her bouquet of flowers. A large building with an open porch and flower boxes on the railings seen behind.
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1945 portrait of a bride, groom and members of their wedding party as they stand in an archway of a home with vases of floors on the floor. Bride wears a wedding gown; the groom a military uniform.
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1947 portrait of bride and groom and members of wedding party in what may be a private home.
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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 #1?
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Children's version of a wedding party. A young girl and boy pose as bride and groom. Another boy is the minister, others pose as best man and as maid of honor.
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1945 - A bride and groom pose with two other members of the wedding party for a wedding day portrait. She wears a wedding gown and holds bouquet. Large fireplace seen behind.
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1945 photo of a war bride and groom, best man (?), and parents standing outside in front of a house. Groom is in naval uniform. Photo 1.
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1937 bride and groom as they exit a building with massive stone pillars. He is in military uniform. Fellow officers seen behind.
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A bride and groom pose outside with their wedding party.
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1949 wedding couple outside in front of a home, No. 189. See also mcalB22F11i09
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1947 - A bride and groom pose for a wedding portrait in what appears to be a restaurant (where they are having their reception?)