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

List

Gallery

Information

Showing 21 - 30 of 46 Records

Relevance Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (0-9) Year (9-0)
10 25 50 100
Active filters
Subject Topic Merge: Flowers.   Remove all  

13 Burlington (Vt.)

46 still image
Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
Portraits - Individuals
Image nop
    • Date Created: 1949-1950
    • Description: 1949 or 1950 portrait photo of a young woman in a long gown standing in a chapel surrounded by basketful of flowers.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Weddings
    Weddings
    Image nop
      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom with family members. 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.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of First Congregational Church - Interior
      First Congregational Church - Interior
      Image nop
        • Date Created: 1948-1949
        • Description: 1948/1949 photo of the First Congregational Church sanctuary decorated for Easter. Lilies, tulips and other spring flowers adorn the pulpit area.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
        Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
        Image nop
          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953 photo of crowned Virgin Mary statue in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as part of the May Crowning religious ceremony. Lilies among the flowers seen.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Weddings
          Weddings
          Image nop
            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom with members of the wedding party. 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.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Flowers
            Flowers
            Image nop
              • Description: Gladiolus held in person's hand.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Weddings
              Weddings
              Image nop
                • Description: A young woman poses with a very large bouquet of roses in front of a fence and leave covered background.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of First Congregational Church - Interior
                First Congregational Church - Interior
                Image nop
                  • Date Created: 1946
                  • Description: 1946/1947 Easter tulips, lilies, palms and other spring flowers decorate the church sanctuary.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Flowers, Pots
                  Flowers, Pots
                  Image nop
                    • Description: Gloxinia flowering plant in a pot on a wooden stand. Photo #8.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
                    Veterans of Foreign Wars
                    Image nop
                      • Date Created: circa 1951
                      • Description: Ca. 1951 photo (overexposed sequel of mcalB21F11i03) promoting the VFW poppy sale as a fundraising token. A boy presents a poppy to a local dignitary (Mayor Moran of Burlington?) as two veterans look on.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs