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 bride and groom are seen at the wedding reception with others of their wedding party behind them.
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- Description: A bride and groom march back up the aisle following their wedding ceremony in a Catholic church.
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- Description: Two couples (one man in military uniform) stand outside a building with massive stone pillars. Dated 1944. Bride and groom? Wedding party? Photo #2.
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- Description: 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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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom with family members. They stand in an archway that may be in a private home. Baskets of flowers are on the floor beside them. She is dressed in a wedding gown and holds a large bouquet. The groom is in military uniform.
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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 mcalB22F07i11, mcalB22F07i16
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 wedding party stand outside on a lawn with bride, groom, best men, bride's maids, flower girl. One man in sailor uniform. Photo #3.
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom with members of the wedding party. They stand in an archway that may be in a private home. Baskets of flowers are on the floor beside them. She is dressed in a wedding gown and holds a large bouquet. The groom is in military uniform.
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- Description: 1945 - bride with bouquet stands outside on lawn in wedding gown with long train and the bridegroom. See also mcalB22F03i03
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a woman dressed for a wedding holds a bouquet and stands outside on the lawn for a portrait. See also mcalB22F07i13
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