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
Show less
Related Archival Collection
Pages
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1944 photo of wedding party outside Ira Allen Chapel on University of Vermont campus, Burlington, Vt. Photo #5.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1945 - A soldier bridegroom and his wartime bride stand outside in front of a house. Number 223 on the house. Location unknown.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
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.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
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.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
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?
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
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.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
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.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1937 bride and groom as they exit a building with massive stone pillars. He is in military uniform. Fellow officers seen behind.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1945 bride with bouquet stands outside on lawn in wedding gown with long train.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
Bride and groom stand with their wedding party inside at the reception meal. Their elaborate wedding cake is seen in front.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom. 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.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
A soldier and his bride pose with wedding party inside a home for a wedding day portrait. Dated. 1945. See also mcalB22F06i08, mcalB22F06i09.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
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 mcalB22F07i01, mcalB22F07i11
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1947 wedding portrait of bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
A soldier and his wartime bride pose inside a home near an archway for a wedding portrait. See also mcalB22F06i08, mcalB22F06i09.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
August 25, 1956. Photo of a wedding ceremony in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The bride Betty Phillips, her father Carl Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand before the Rev. Elden G. Bucklin with members of the wedding party on either side. Mrs....
Show moreAugust 25, 1956. Photo of a wedding ceremony in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The bride Betty Phillips, her father Carl Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand before the Rev. Elden G. Bucklin with members of the wedding party on either side. Mrs. Katherine (Eckley) Dopp, organist.
Show less
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride standing outside in a landscaped garden. She in a wedding gown with long lace train.
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1945 - A bride in wedding gown, bridegroom and flower girl pose for a portrait outside on the lawn. Photo #3. See also mcalB22F07i12
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1945 photo of a man and woman (members of a wedding party?, bride and groom?) in the backyard of McAllister's Burlington home, 47 No. Winooski Ave. Man on the right in military uniform. See also mcalB22F03i07 (polka dot shoes)
- Title
- Weddings
- Description
-
1947 - A bride dressed in wedding gown with long train and groom pose with other members of the wedding party outside on the lawn in front of a clapboard sided building with a long porch.