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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Weddings
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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
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Weddings
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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.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Weddings
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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?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Weddings
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 portrait of bride and groom and members of wedding party in what may be a private home.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Weddings
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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.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Winooski Bridge Repair
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              • Date Created: 1945-08-24
              • Description: August 24, 1945. On the Winooski Bridge with view toward Burlington and Colchester Ave. Trucks and workmen doing repair. See also mcalB22F18i01 taken moments apart from this image.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: 1951 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team. Photo #4.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Winooski High School - Chorus
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                  • Date Created: 1949-1950
                  • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear choral robes. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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                    • Date Created: 1952-10
                    • Description: Oct. 1952 photo of a typing class at Winooski High School. Students are working on exercises as an instructor checks their progress. Class is taken predominantly by girls, mindful perhaps of their career opportunities.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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                      • Description: Undated Winooski High School classroom with teacher and students. Here students face the camera while at their desks. May be for one of the school's yearbooks. Photo #28.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs