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: 1956-08-25
    • Description: August 25, 1956. A wedding ceremony takes place in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. Rev. Elden G. Bucklin officiates at the wedding of bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. Mrs. Katherine (Eckley) Dopp is in the choir loft at the organ. Photo #9.
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    Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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      • Description: A formal wedding photo of Frederica Webb Gamble in her wedding gown.
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        • Description: Children's version of a wedding party. A young girl and boy pose as bride and groom. Another boy is the minister, others pose as best man and as maid of honor.
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          • Description: Members of a wedding celebration seen the same art deco decorated location as in mcalA15F05i20. A young boy sits in front wearing knickers. Photo #2. See also mcalA19F04i04.
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            • Description: A young bride stands at the foot of an interior staircase in her wedding gown holding a large bouquet.
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              • Description: Bride and groom stand with their wedding party inside at the reception meal. Their elaborate wedding cake is seen in front.
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                • Description: A bride and groom pose outside with their wedding party.
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                  • Description: Undated photo the wedding party of Martha Terrain's marriage to Roland McSweeney. The women all wear knee length gowns. Groom listed in 1925 Burlington city directory as a student of University of Vermont and having a room at the De Goesbriand Hospital. See another image mcalA19F04i20
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                    • Description: A young woman of color places a crown on the head of the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Also seen are several other young ladies, a boy and a girl. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #2.
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                      • Description: A young bride in her wedding gown poses beneath a leaf covered arch. She holds her bouquet. A tissue paper bell hangs from above. Two small evergreen trees stand on either side of the arch.
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