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: A soldier and a woman (bride and groom?) stand in the archway of a home and pose for a portrait. Dated 1945.
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    Weddings
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      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: 1947 bride and groom cut their wedding cake.
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      Weddings
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: 1947 bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing in what may be a private home.
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        Weddings
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 bride and groom cut their wedding cake at the reception. Guests seated at a long table look on.
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          Weddings
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947 photo of bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing outside. She wears a two piece suit and corsage. See also mcalB22F12i05. Photo #1.
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            Weddings
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              • Description: Undated wedding procession photo of groom in bowler hat, bride in wedding gown descending stairs. She carries a bouquet and they follow two men in uniforms with swords. Early 20th century??
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              Weddings
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                • Description: Photo of a bride surrounded by the women of her bridal party in their wedding attire. They hold bouquets; even the two young girls seen in front.
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                Weddings
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                  • Description: A young bride and her military uniformed groom pose in a church sanctuary. Location unknown. Could it be the First United Methodist Church on So Winooski Ave (address 21 Buell Street) in Burlington, Vermont?
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                  Weddings
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                    • Description: A young bride and groom stand behind their wedding cake with their wedding party.
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                    Weddings
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                      • Description: Dr. Carl McMahon and Mildred Brown, a young bride and groom pose for a portrait in their wedding outfits outside in summertime backyard. She wears a knee length dress with very long veil train. Names, location and date unknown. See wedding party in mcalA19F04i30
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