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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Miniature of Weddings
Weddings
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    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: 1949 bride and groom pose for a portrait before cutting their wedding cake. A table filled with food is seen. Private home? Photo #6.
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    Miniature of Weddings
    Weddings
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      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: 1947 - A bride and groom cut their wedding cake.
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      Miniature of UVM - Class Reunions
      UVM - Class Reunions
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        • Description: Class of 1908 gathered in front of Waterman Building at their 50th reunion. Photo appears in July, 1958 alumni quarterly. Men in front are holding a cake, a trophy cup, and wearing special caps (perhaps reminiscing about Kake Walk?). Photo #1?
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        Miniature of Weddings
        Weddings
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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.
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          Miniature of Portraits - Children (Parties)
          Portraits - Children (Parties)
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 photo of a photo with just the children at the dinner table celebrating a birthday. Grandmother seen to the right. See also mcalB14F12i10
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            Miniature of Weddings
            Weddings
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              • Description: A bride and groom cut their wedding cake. Same couple as seen in mcalB22F08i03?
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              Miniature of Weddings
              Weddings
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                • Date Created: 1956-08-25
                • Description: August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. begin to cut into their wedding cake at the wedding reception. They are in Fellowship Hall on the ground floor of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The heavy wooden sliding doors with windows behind them closed off the chapel. Betty was a member of the church. Photo #7.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Champlain Transportation Company, Anniversary Cake
                Champlain Transportation Company, Anniversary Cake
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                  • Description: A decorator cake with a ferry atop has the dates 1826 - 1956 around the side.
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                  Miniature of Girl Scouts
                  Girl Scouts
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                    • Description: Four Girl Scouts, in uniform, and matron cutting layer cake which has written on it: Happy Birthday Girl Scouts. Photo #1.
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                    Miniature of Portraits - Children
                    Portraits - Children
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 portrait photo of a one year old girl seated in an upholstered child's chair next to a table with a birthday cake. One candle is on the cake. Two dolls and a toy stuffed elephant stand on the floor near the table.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs