Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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). 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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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 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 1. See also mcalB22F07i06, mcalB22F05i07
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Bride and groom cut their wedding cake with wedding guests and priest looking on.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of bride, groom and wedding party guests seated in a restaurant. Photo #3.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 wedding couple and parents (?)outside in front of the "Carriage Room" entrance.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1951-1952
- Description: 1951 or 1952 photo of a bride and groom at their reception holding pieces of their wedding cake with members of the party looking on.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 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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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 bride and groom cut their wedding cake.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing in what may be a private home.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 bride and groom cut their wedding cake at the reception. Guests seated at a long table look on.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing outside. She wears a two piece suit and corsage. See also mcalB22F12i05. Photo #1.
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