Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- Burlington (Vt.) [30]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [1]
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- image [160]
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- black-and-white photographs [160]
- photographs [160]
Topic(s)
- Bridegrooms [160]
- Brides [159]
- Weddings [134]
- Portrait photography [100]
- Marriage [67]
- Soldiers [12]
- Children [9]
- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- Young men [7]
- Young women [7]
- Chapels [5]
- Family [5]
- Flowers [5]
- House furnishings [5]
- University of Vermont [5]
- Buildings [3]
- Restaurants [3]
- Men [2]
- Priests [2]
- Women [2]
- Banners [1]
- Boys [1]
- Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- First communion [1]
- Girls [1]
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Title: Christ the King School - First Communion
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with the children assembled outside with two priests and an altar boy holding a religious banner back row center. Photo #2.
Title: Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Bride Frederica Webb Gamble in her gown on her wedding day with her husband.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Dr. Carl McMahon and Mildred Brown, a young bride and groom pose for a portrait in their wedding outfits outside in summertime backyard. She wears a knee length dress with very long veil train. Names, location and date unknown. See wedding party in mcalA19F04i30
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group photo of bride, groom and wedding party with a leaf covered arch behind.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a young bride and groom. She wears a full length gown with a tulle veil surrounding her. She holds a bouquet of roses.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a young bride and groom. She wears a full length gown with a tulle veil surrounding her. She holds a bouquet of roses.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young bride and groom stand outside in their wedding attire. She wears a full length gown with a long veil and holds her bouquet of flowers. A large building with an open porch and flower boxes on the railings seen behind.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo the wedding party of Martha Terrain's marriage to Roland McSweeney. 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 mcalA19F05i15
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Newly wed Betty Phillips and R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside in front of the First Baptist Church in Burlington, Vermont with the complete wedding party; parents, bride's maids and best man. Betty was a member of the church. Her parents were Carl and Kay Phillips.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside to one side of the main entrance to the First Baptist Church in Burlington, Vermont. She wears a full length gown and holds her bouquet. She was a member of the church.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Newly wed Betty Phillips and R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside the First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont with members of the wedding party; the bride's maids and best man.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Newly wed bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside to one side of the main entrance to the First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. Betty was a member of the church. She wears a full length gown and holds her bouquet. Photo #1.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Dr. Carl McMahon's wedding to Mildred Brown and their wedding party as they stand outside on an expansive lawn. The bridesmaids each wear a hat / hood like headdress. A young flower girl stands in front with her basket of flowers.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A bride and groom stand close together ; his arm around her waist as they stand outside a church. The bride's veil has caught the wind and it flows outward. Photo #2.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A bride and groom are seen at the wedding reception with others of their wedding party behind them.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A bride and groom take their wedding vows in a Catholic church.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A bride and groom march back up the aisle following their wedding ceremony in a Catholic church.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Bride and groom stand outside in their wedding attire with an older couple ; perhaps parents.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A bride and groom begin to cut into their large and elaborate wedding cake at the wedding reception.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young bride and groom stand outside in their wedding attire for a portrait.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young bride and groom stand at the reception dining tables with their elaborate wedding cake that includes a miniature church.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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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