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.
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UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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- Description: Brothers of Sigma Nu fraternity at 57 So. Williams St., Burlington, Vt. A different photo appears in the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, so the date listed above may be incorrect. Photo #2.
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UVM - Fraternities - Unidentified
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- Description: Brothers of an as yet unidentified fraternity. Dated 1953. Photo #13.
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UVM - Graduation Ceremony
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 University of Vermont graduation ceremony in front of Waterman building on campus.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 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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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 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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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 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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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 - Bride in a gown with elaborate scalloped lace train stands outside a home for a wedding portrait.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. Photo #1. See also mcalB22F11i08
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 bride and groom pose for a portrait before cutting their wedding cake. A table filled with food is seen. Private home? Photo #6.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of a veteran speaking at Battery Park, very likely on Veterans Day. A small crowd of veterans and citizens has gathered near the VFW war memorial.
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