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 Shelburne Shipyard
Shelburne Shipyard
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    • Description: View of metal machinery wheel and chain inside the Marine Railway building at the Shelburne Shipyard.
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    Miniature of Shelburne Shipyard
    Shelburne Shipyard
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      • Description: Photo of the Marine Railway building and apparatus used in maneuvering the boats.
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      Miniature of Shelburne Shipyard
      Shelburne Shipyard
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        • Description: Photo of the inside of the Marine Railway building at the Shelburne Shipyard. View of some of the machinery that maneuvers the boats.
        • 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 with a focus on a metal structure near the ceiling. 1951.
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          Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
          Vermont Structural Steel
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            • Description: An employee of Vermont Structural Steel uses an electric sander to smooth a surface inside a huge circular steel custom built hopper. 1951?
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            Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
            Vermont Structural Steel
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              • Description: Huge steel beams and employees in a building at Vermont Structural Steel. Dated 1951.
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              Miniature of Machinery
              Machinery
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                • Date Created: 1956
                • Description: 1956 / 1957 photo of wooden link chains that McAllister carved from broom handles displayed hanging in his cellar at 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. See also mcalA12F12i06 under McAllister Memorabilia
                • 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. focusing on a machine.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs