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 portrait of a bride in wedding gown with long train and groom standing on the lawn outside a house. She holds a bouquet of gladiolas and roses. Photo 1. See also mcalB22F07i06, mcalB22F05i07
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Flowers, Pots
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- Description: Gladiolus flower.
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Gardens
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: Another 1944 photo of the large flower garden with a stepping stone path and arbor or trellis showing the many tulips in bloom.
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Weddings
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- Description: A young bride poses in her wedding gown with baskets of flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont.
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Anniversary Celebrations
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- Description: A large display on a stage with banner 50th anniversary. Many baskets of flowers. Oak leaf emblem center top.
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First Congregational Church - Interior
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of the First Congregational Church sanctuary decorated for Easter. Lilies, tulips and other spring flowers adorn the pulpit area.
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Gardens
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 / 1947 garden along a hillside with paths leading up the slope to an arbor or trellis.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom. 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.
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Flowers, Pots
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- Description: Gladiolus flower
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