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 Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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    • Description: 1948/1949 Photo of oven hardware used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
    Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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      • Description: Dated 1944 Photo of oven parts used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
      • 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, taken from an elevated vantage, of a large shop at Vt. Structural Steel: tools, tanks, machines, and piles of steel and steel products.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Machinery
        Machinery
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          • Description: Interior photo of a machine room.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Machinery
          Machinery
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            • Description: A large piece of machinery standing outside a building next to a door that has a sign on it reading "No admittance"
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Machinery
            Machinery
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              • Date Created: 1948-1949
              • Description: Dated 1948 / 1949. Photo of Machine cabinet closed.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Machinery
              Machinery
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                • Date Created: 1948-1949
                • Description: Dated 1948 / 1949. Photo of Machine cabinet with door open.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
                Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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                  • Description: Photo of interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. showing various machines. 1940s?
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
                  Portraits - Individuals
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                    • Date Created: 1940s
                    • Description: Mid 1940s interior view of a large high tin ceiling room with sewing machines, a large central table and patterns attached to the wall
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
                    Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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                      • Description: McCormick Deering Farm Equipment exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing various farm and dairy supplies and equipment such as milking machines, cream separators. Embossed with McAllister's name in lower right corner.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs