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 wedding couple pose beneath a leaf covered arch with a tissue paper folding bell hanging from above.
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      • Date Created: 1937
      • Description: 1937 bride and groom as they exit a building with massive stone pillars. He is in military uniform. Fellow officers seen behind.
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 wedding party stand outside on a lawn with bride, men, bride's maids, flower girl. One man in sailor uniform. Photo #4.
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom. 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 portrait of wartime bride and groom with who may be their respective parents. Bride wears a wedding gown with a long train and holds a bouquet. Photo 7.
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              • Description: A soldier and his bride pose with wedding party inside a home for a wedding day portrait. Dated. 1945. See also mcalB22F06i08, mcalB22F06i09.
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                • Description: A soldier and his wartime bride pose inside a home near an archway for a wedding portrait. See also mcalB22F06i08, mcalB22F06i09.
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 portrait of a wartime bride and groom standing in the corner of a living room of a home. She wears a wedding gown and corsage. He is in military uniform. They do not wear their eye glasses in this image. Photo 2. See also mcalB22F06i05
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 - Bride in wedding gown with long tulle train and groom stand outside on the lawn. See also mcalB22F07i10, mcalB22F07i12, mcalB22F07i13
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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 #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs