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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Creator(s)
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- Burlington (Vt.) [15]
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- image [16]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [16]
- photographs [16]
Topic(s)
- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [16]
- Church buildings [9]
- Bridegrooms [7]
- Brides [7]
- Portrait photography [6]
- Worship programs [2]
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Topic: ("First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.)")
Title: First Congregational and United Methodist Churches
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of the First Congregational and First United Methodist Churches on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: First Congregational and United Methodist Churches
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of the First Congregational and First United Methodist Churches on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Elm trees line the street.
Title: First Congregational and United Methodist Churches
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of the First Congregational and First United Methodist Churches on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Elm trees line the street.
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group portrait of the Children's choir in their robes in the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2?
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 of church service (probably Easter as tulips and lilies are seen near the pulpit) at the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 of church service (probably Easter as tulips and lilies are seen near the front of the church) at the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The minister stands at the pulpit.
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 photo of the adult choir at the First United Methodist Church located on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2.
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 photo of the adult choir at the First United Methodist Church located on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #1.
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of children's choir at the First United Methodist Church on So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Photo #1.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 wedding portrait of bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Bride and groom standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont. See also mcalB22F08i02
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 wedding portrait of bride, groom and members of the wedding party including flower girl standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Bride and groom standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont. See also mcalB22F08i02, mcalB22F08i03
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 bride in wedding gown and groom pose for a portrait with maid of honor and best man. They are in the church sanctuary near the pulpit. Is this the First United Methodist Church?
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 bride, groom and members of the wedding party standing in a church sanctuary. First United Methodist Church, Burlington?
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 bride and groom stand in the sanctuary of a church. First United Methodist Church, Burlington?
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