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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    • Description: A young bride and groom prepare to cut their wedding cake.
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      • Description: 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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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 - A bride and groom pose for a wedding day portrait. She wears a wedding gown and holds bouquet. Large fireplace seen behind. See also mcalB22F07i01, mcalB22F07i11
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 wedding portrait of bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont.
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947 - A bride dressed in wedding gown with long train and groom pose outside on the lawn in front of a clapboard sided building with a long porch. Photo #1?
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              • Date Created: 1956-08-25
              • Description: Very dark print. August 25, 1956. Photo of a wedding ceremony in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The bride Betty Phillips, her father Carl Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand before the Rev. Elden G. Bucklin with members of the wedding party on either side. Mrs. Katherine (Eckley) Dopp, organist.
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                • Description: Two couples (bride and groom?) stand in the driveway of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. Dated 1945.
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 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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                    • Date Created: 1951-1952
                    • Description: 1951 or 1952 wedding portrait photo of wedding party standing in the sanctuary of a church. Elaborate organ pipes seen to the right. Biblical saying is on the wall, "Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts." Photo #4.
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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. Photo #9.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs