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 Well Drillers
Well Drillers
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    • Date Created: 1935-1936
    • Description: 1935 / 1936 photo of well drillers and well drilling machine.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
    Vermont Structural Steel
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      • Description: Two employees of Vermont Structural Steel stand at a large machine. Dated 1951.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      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. 1951.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        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. 1951?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company
          Blodgett Oven Company
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            • Description: 1947/1949 An employee of the G. S. Blodgett Co. works on an industrial oven on the assembly line at the manufacturing plant located on Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt. Workshop machinery seen in the background.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company
            Blodgett Oven Company
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              • Description: 1947/1949 Employees weld parts of an industrial oven being manufactured on the assembly line at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
              • 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 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 #11.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Farms - Haying
                  Farms - Haying
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 photo of a horse drawn plow cutting hay with a barn and other farm buildings in the background.
                    • 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.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs