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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Bride and groom in wedding attire stand outside near a corner of a church. Photo #2. Undated
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1945 portrait of a bride in wedding gown with long train and groom standing on the lawn outside a house. She holds a bouquet of gladiolas and roses. Photo 1. See also mcalB22F07i06, mcalB22F05i07
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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.
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1945 bride and groom with members of their wedding party stand in the living room of a home. Bride wears a gown; groom a military uniform. Photo 3. See also mcalB22F06i05
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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 gown and corsage. He is in military uniform. They wear their eye glasses in this image. Photo 1. See also mcalB22F06i07
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1945 - A bride and groom pose for a wedding day portrait. She wears a wedding gown and holds bouquet. Large fireplace seen behind. See also mcalB22F07i11
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Dr. Carl McMahon's wedding to Mildred Brown and their wedding party as they stand outside on an expansive lawn. The bridesmaids each wear a hat / hood like headdress. A young flower girl stands in front with her basket of flowers.
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1945 - Bride in wedding gown with long tulle train, groom and other members of the wedding party stand outside on the lawn along with flower girl. See also mcalB22F07i10, mcalB22F07i12, mcalB22F07i13
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1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom with family members. They stand in an archway that may be in a private home. Baskets of flowers are on the floor beside them. She is dressed in a wedding gown and holds a large bouquet. The groom is in military uniform.
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Two couples (one man in military uniform) stand outside a building with massive stone pillars. Dated 1944. Bride and groom? Wedding party? Photo #2.
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- Weddings
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1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom with members of the wedding party.
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- Weddings
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1945 - A bride and groom pose for a wedding day portrait. She wears a wedding gown and holds bouquet. Large fireplace seen behind. See also mcalB22F07i11, mcalB22F07i16
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1944 photo of wedding party outside Ira Allen Chapel on University of Vermont campus, Burlington, Vt. Photo #3.
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1945 - A bride in a wedding gown and long train stands outside with groom and other members of the wedding party. Behind is a clapboard building with a long porch. Photo #3.
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A soldier and his bride along with members of wedding party pose outside a home for a wedding day portrait. Dated. 1945. See also mcalB22F06i08 for same couple.
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1944 photo of wedding party outside Ira Allen Chapel on University of Vermont campus, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
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1945 - A bride and groom pose for a wedding day portrait with members of the wedding party. Bride wears a wedding gown and holds bouquet. Large fireplace seen behind. See also mcalB22F07i01, mcalB22F07i02
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1945 wedding party stand outside on a lawn with bride, men, bride's maids, flower girl. One man in sailor uniform. Photo #4.
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A bride and groom march back up the aisle following their wedding ceremony in a Catholic church.
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Two couples (one man in military uniform) stand outside a building with massive stone pillars. Dated 1944. Bride and groom? Wedding party? Photo #3.