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 photo of two men and two women (members of a wedding party?) in the backyard of McAllister's Burlington home, 47 No. Winooski Ave. Man on far right in military uniform. See also mcalB22F08i01
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1945 photo of a war bride and groom standing outside in front of a house. Groom is in naval uniform. Photo 3.
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1947 photo of bride, groom and wedding party guests seated in a restaurant. Photo #3.
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1945 photo of seven people of various ages standing outside on the lawn. A large L shaped building seen behind. Members of a wedding party?
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1944 photo of a man and woman standing outside of 109 Intervale Avenue, Burlington, home of Adalard J. and Mary D. LeBlanc, according to the city directory. The woman wears corsage. See also mcalB14F14i11.
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1957 full length portrait photo of a bride standing in a wedding gown.
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A young bride and her military uniformed groom pose in a church sanctuary. Location unknown. Could it be the First United Methodist Church on So Winooski Ave (address 21 Buell Street) in Burlington, Vermont?
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1947 Bride and groom standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont. See also mcalB22F08i02, mcalB22F08i03
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A young bride poses in her ankle length wedding gown.
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A young woman poses with a very large bouquet of roses in front of a fence and leave covered background.
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1949 wedding couple and parents (?)outside in front of the "Carriage Room" entrance.
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1945 photo of a military man and three women. One appears to be a bride with bouquet. The man wears a military uniform. Others may be family.
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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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1957 portrait photo of a bride in a wedding gown.
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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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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?)
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A young woman (McAllister's grand niece, Joanne Raymond) stands outside against a background of vines on a trellis and wild flowers. McAllister's home backyard at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. She wears an ankle length gown and a simple headdress. She stands on a patch of ground that has been...
Show moreA young woman (McAllister's grand niece, Joanne Raymond) stands outside against a background of vines on a trellis and wild flowers. McAllister's home backyard at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. She wears an ankle length gown and a simple headdress. She stands on a patch of ground that has been raked and shows artistic curved lines in the dirt.
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A young bride stands at the foot of an interior staircase in her knee length wedding gown holding a large bouquet. Photo #2.