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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- Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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Bride Frederica Webb Gamble in her wedding gown and her father, William Seward Webb, Jr.
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A young bride stands at the foot of an interior staircase in her wedding gown holding a large bouquet.
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A young bride and groom prepare to cut their wedding cake.
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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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- Weddings
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A bride and groom begin to cut into their large and elaborate wedding cake at the wedding reception.
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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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- Weddings
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1947 - Bride in a gown with elaborate scalloped lace train and groom pose for a portrait with members of the wedding party in the corner of a room.
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- Weddings
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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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- Weddings
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1947 Bride and groom cut their wedding cake with wedding guests and priest looking on.
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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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1947 - A bride and groom pose for a portrait in what may be a private home.
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- Weddings
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A young bride and groom stand outside in their wedding attire for a portrait.
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- Weddings
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1947 bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing in a church sanctuary. First United Methodist Church, Burlington?
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- Weddings
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A young bride and groom stand behind their wedding cake with their wedding party.
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- Weddings
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A young woman of color stands with several other ladies all dressed in long gowns in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Seen behind is the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #7.
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- Weddings
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A young bride poses in her ankle length wedding gown.
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Undated photo the wedding party of Martha Terrain's marriage to Roland McSweeney. The women all wear knee length gowns. Groom listed in 1925 Burlington city directory as a student of University of Vermont and having a room at the De Goesbriand Hospital. See another image mcalA19F04i20
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A young woman of color places a crown on the head of the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Also seen are several other young ladies, a boy and a girl. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #2.