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 - Bride in wedding gown with long tulle train and groom stand outside on the lawn. See also mcalB22F07i10
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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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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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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 - Bride in wedding gown and groom sit in chair on the lawn in front of a house with other members of the wedding party standing behind. She holds a bouquet of gladiolas and roses. Photo #4. See also mcalB22F05i07
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1945 photo of a woman dressed for a wedding holds a bouquet and stands outside on the lawn for a portrait. See also mcalB22F07i13
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1945 - Bride in wedding gown with long tulle train and groom stand outside on the lawn. See also mcalB22F07i10, mcalB22F07i12, mcalB22F07i13
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August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. begin to cut into their wedding cake at the wedding reception. They are in Fellowship Hall on the ground floor of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The heavy wooden sliding doors with windows behind them closed off...
Show moreAugust 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. begin to cut into their wedding cake at the wedding reception. They are in Fellowship Hall on the ground floor of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The heavy wooden sliding doors with windows behind them closed off the chapel. Betty was a member of the church.
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A young woman of color stands with several other ladies all dressed in long gowns in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Seen behind is the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #8.
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A bride and groom take their wedding vows in a Catholic church.
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1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride standing outside in a landscaped garden. She in a wedding gown with long train.
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1944 wedding portrait of bride, groom, Bride's maid (or Matron of Honor) and best man. They stand in a living room of a home. Fireplace seen behind and to the left.
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1944 photo of wedding party outside Ira Allen Chapel on University of Vermont campus, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
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A soldier and a woman (bride and groom?) stand in the archway of a home and pose for a portrait. Dated 1945.
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1947 wedding portrait of bride, groom and members of the wedding party including flower girl standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont.
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A bride and groom are seen at the wedding reception with others of their wedding party behind them.
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