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 (5X7's)
Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts (5X7's)
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    • Description: Photo of oven hardware used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont. Undated.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts (5X7's)
    Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts (5X7's)
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      • Description: Photo of oven parts used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont. Undated.
      • 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 the interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Machinery
        Machinery
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          • Description: Close-up photo of a part of a machine. Dated 1949 / 1950.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington City Hall
          Burlington City Hall
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            • Date Created: 1937
            • Description: This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, 1937 and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years. City Hall Park with its elm trees is visible.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
            Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
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              • Description: Employees of Penick & Ford, a bottling plant, work on the assembly line packing bottles of Vermont Maid Syrup. Noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
              Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
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                • Description: View of a room with Cooper Bessemer machinery at Penick & Ford. Penick & Ford noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931. See also mcalA12F14i06
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
                Vermont Structural Steel
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                  • Description: Steel beams, equipment and machinery seen in this interior view of a building at Vermont Structural Steel. Dated 1951.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
                  Vermont Structural Steel
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                    • Description: Interior view of a building at Vermont Structural Steel with overhead machinery and a rail track seen to the left. Photo No. 28.
                    • 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 a building at Vermont Structural Steel with overhead machinery, a ground track system seen at the right and a metal ladder to the left. Photo No. 29.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs