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 Sewer Tile Construction Plant
Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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    • Description: Undated but probably March 1937. This view shows the asphalt mixer scales, asphalt bucket, etcx85 used in weighting and mixing the concrete for the manufacture of the reinforced concrete sewer tile. All aggregates were heated in the dryer, screened into bins, and batched by weight. The water was also weighed in the asphalt bucket with the dial scales in the foreground. See also mcalA17F02i10
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Shelburne Shipyard
    Shelburne Shipyard
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      • Description: Two crew men from the Shelburne Shipyard stand on the huge boat cradle that is partially submerged in the waters of Lake Champlain.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
      J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: 1949 photo of a hand operated punch press tool manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., located at 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Machinery
        Machinery
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          • Description: Photo of a large piece of machinery with rollers and gears located outside a building seen in the background.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Machinery
          Machinery
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            • Date Created: circa 1930's
            • Description: 1930s interior view of a machine room.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Machinery
            Machinery
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              • Date Created: 1956-1957
              • Description: 1956/1957 photo of wooden link chains McAllister carved from a broom handle showing the process for making the chain using a coping saw and clamp. Taken in the cellar of his home at 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Other photos of his are seen to the far right. See also mcalA12F12i06 under McAllister Memorabilia and mcalB16F13i24 for similar setting.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
              Portraits - Individuals
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: A workman uses a wrench to tighten a bolt as he works on a vertical chute or conveyor belt. He stands in an open commercial room with a brick floor. Heavy industrial size pipes seen in background to the left. Dated 1951.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                  • Description: April 30, 1936. Cooper-Bessimer engine being loaded into the body of a ferry being constructed by the General Ship & Engine Works in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company. The company was contracted to build both the City of Burlington and the City of Plattsburg ferries. Photo #13.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
                  Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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                    • Date Created: circa 1951
                    • Description: Ca. 1951 photo of the interior of a large warehouse and shop at Vt. Structural Steel.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Farms - Haying
                    Farms - Haying
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: 1951 photo of a hay field with two farmhands driving a tractor. A hay wagon is seen behind with the hay coming out of a shoot and going into the wagon.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs