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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Miniature of Machinery
Machinery
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    • Description: Photo of two pieces of machinery located on a table or counter.
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    Miniature of Machinery
    Machinery
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      • Description: Photo of a large piece of machinery. Dated 1949 / 1950.
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      Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
      Vermont Structural Steel
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        • Description: Steel beams, equipment and machinery seen in this view of the interior of a building of Vermont Structural Steel. Dated1951.
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        Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
        Vermont Structural Steel
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          • Description: Interior view of Vermont Structural Steel building filled with machinery and supplies. Employees work with huge beams and steel plates. 1951.
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          Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
          Vermont Structural Steel
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: 1951 photo of an employee of Vermont Structural Steel turns one of the four locks to a large box shaped container with an open door. Photo #52.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
            Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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              • Description: 1948/1949 Photo of oven parts used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
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              Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company
              Blodgett Oven Company
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                • Description: 1947/1949 An employee of the G. S. Blodgett Co., manufacturer of industrial ovens is seen working with a hose on one of the double deck ovens. Located on Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt. Photo #4.
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                Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company
                Blodgett Oven Company
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                  • Description: 1947/1949 An employee of the G. S. Blodgett Co., manufacturer of industrial ovens, is seen working on the body of an oven on the assembly line. Located on Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings
                  Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings
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                    • Date Created: 1947
                    • Description: 1947 photo of the steel frame of an uncovered structure (perhaps at the Vermont Structural Steel plant). Some automobiles are parked on the left.
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                    Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
                    Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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                      • Date Created: 1937-03-04
                      • Description: March 4, 1937. View of some machinery at a sewer tile construction plant.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs