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 - 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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1947 bride, groom and members of the wedding party at their reception and cutting the cake.
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1953 wedding portrait taken outside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Bride wears a two piece suit, the groom is in military uniform. Two familiar family members stand in the very back.
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1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. See also mcalB22F11i08
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1949 wedding couple and parents (?)outside in front of the "Carriage Room" entrance.
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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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1951 or 1952 photo of a bride and groom at their reception cutting their wedding cake with members of the party looking on.
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1945 wedding portrait of bride and groom with members of the wedding party gathered outside on the lawn. Photo 5.
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1945 photo of a military man and three women. One appears to be a bride with bouquet. The man wears a military uniform. Others may be family.
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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.
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1947 bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing in what may be a private home. Photo #3.
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1944 photo of wedding party outside Ira Allen Chapel on University of Vermont campus, Burlington, Vt. Photo #5.
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1945 - A soldier bridegroom and his wartime bride stand outside in front of a house. Number 223 on the house. Location unknown.
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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.
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1957 portrait photo of a bride in a wedding gown.
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1948 or 1949 wedding portrait photo of folks standing outside of the Carriage Room.
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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.