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 - 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.
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Two couples (bride and groom?) stand in the driveway of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. Dated 1945.
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Man and woman (wedding couple?); he in military uniform, stand outside a building with massive stone pillars. Dated 1944.
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1953 wedding portrait of bride and groom cutting their wedding cake at their reception. Most likely taken inside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
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A young bride poses in profile in her wedding gown holding her bouquet. She stands within a leaf covered arch.
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August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside to one side of the main entrance to the First Baptist Church in Burlington, Vermont. She wears a full length gown and holds her bouquet. She was a member of the church.
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Undated bridal wedding party portrait photo.
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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
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1947 photo of wedding party standing outside of a large building. Perhaps a private home.
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1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. See also mcalB22F11i06, mcalB22F11i10
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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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A newly wed couple cut their wedding cake set out on a dining table in a home. Wedding guests and family gather around to watch. Crepe paper streamers decorated the room. See same bride and groom in mcalB22F06i05
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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 2. See also mcalB22F07i06
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1944 wedding portrait of bride (in wedding gown) and groom outside Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. He is in military uniform. Photo #4.
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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. Photo #3.
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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 2.
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A soldier and his bride pose outside a home for a wedding day portrait. Dated. 1945.
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1947 bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing in what may be a private home.
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1937 Military officers in dress uniforms with riding crops pose for a group portrait outside a building with massive stone pillars. Part of the wedding party? Photo #3.
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1945 portrait of a wartime bride and groom standing in the archway of a house. Vases of flowers seen on the floor on either side of them. Groom is in military uniform.