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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    • Date Created: 1947
    • Description: 1947 bride in wedding gown and groom pose for a portrait with maid of honor and best man. They are in the church sanctuary near the pulpit. Is this the First United Methodist Church?
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      • Description: Man and woman (wedding couple?); he in military uniform, stand outside a building with massive stone pillars. Dated 1944.
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 photo of wedding party outside Ira Allen Chapel on University of Vermont campus, Burlington, Vt. Photo #3.
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of a war bride and groom standing outside in front of a house. Groom is in naval uniform. Photo 3.
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 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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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 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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                • Description: A young bride holding her bouquet poses in her wedding gown beneath a leaf covered arch. A white paper bell hangs from the top of the arch. Two small evergreen trees are seen on either side seemingly dusted with "snow".
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                  • Description: 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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                    • Date Created: 1956-08-25
                    • Description: August 25, 1956. A wedding ceremony takes place in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. Rev. Elden G. Bucklin officiates at the wedding of bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. Mrs. Katherine (Eckley) Dopp is in the choir loft at the organ.
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                      • Description: A bride and groom take their wedding vows in a Catholic church.
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