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 Road Construction
Road Construction
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    • Date Created: 1928-09-10
    • Description: September 10, 1928. Crew members work with a tank truck pouring and smoothing road surface on a strip of road.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Machinery
    Machinery
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      • Description: View of a room with Cooper Bessemer machinery at Penick & Ford. Noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931. See also mcalA14F14i03
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
      Vermont Structural Steel
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        • Description: Interior view of a large building of Vermont Structural Steel filled with machinery, equipment and supplies. Dated 1951.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
        Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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          • Date Created: 1936-03-04
          • Description: March 4, 1936 (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. Also seen are bags of Lone Star cement. See also mcalA17F02i11
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Shelburne Shipyard
          Shelburne Shipyard
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            • Description: Portion of the roller tracks used to maneuver boats at the Shelburne Shipyard. This is at the water's edge.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
            Vermont Structural Steel
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              • Date Created: 1951
              • Description: 1951 interior view of Vermont Structural Steel building with a focus on a metal structure near the ceiling. Photo #27.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
              Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1935/1936
                • Description: 1935/1936 Fall-Spring Very dark or underdeveloped photo of large metal units and machinery in a large open space building.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1936-04-30
                  • 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 #14.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                  Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1936
                    • Description: 1936 photo of an engine room with Cooper Bessemer machinery.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
                    Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: 1947 interior view of an open bay area of an auto repair workshop with some machines along the far wall.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs