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: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of a war bride and groom, best man (?), and parents standing outside in front of a house. Groom is in naval uniform. Photo 1.
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 portrait of a bride, groom and members of their wedding party as they stand in an archway of a home with vases of floors on the floor. Bride wears a wedding gown; the groom a military uniform.
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 - A soldier bridegroom and his wartime bride stand outside in front of a house. Number 223 on the house. Location unknown.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 - A bride in wedding gown, bridegroom and flower girl pose for a portrait outside on the lawn. Photo #3. See also mcalB22F07i12
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 photo of a man and woman (members of a wedding party?, bride and groom?) in the backyard of McAllister's Burlington home, 47 No. Winooski Ave. Man on the right in military uniform. See also mcalB22F03i07 (polka dot shoes)
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 Bride and groom standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont. See also mcalB22F08i02, mcalB22F08i03
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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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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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 wedding portrait taken outside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Bride wears a two piece suit, the groom is in military uniform. Two familiar family members stand in the very back.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 photo of young couple at their reception cutting their wedding cake. Location is most likely 47 No. Winooski Ave., McAllister's home.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                      • Date Created: 1956-08-25
                      • Description: August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside to one side of the main entrance to the First Baptist Church in Burlington, Vermont. She wears a full length gown and holds her bouquet. She was a member of the church.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs