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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Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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    • Description: 1953 photo of a multi-deck industrial or commercial oven manufactured at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont. Blodgett identifying plate seen on the front.
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    Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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      • Description: 1946/1953 view of interior element of an industrial or commercial single deck oven manufactured at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Bristol School -Baseball
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        • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School baseball team taken in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #1.
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        Bristol School -Basketball
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          • Description: 1945-1946 Bristol School girls' basketball team in front of the old high school with coach in Bristol, Vermont. A large plush panda bear mascot has been placed in front. She wears a team shirt and shorts with the word Bristol on the shirt. Photo #26.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Boats
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            • Description: 1944-1945 view of the inside lower level of a large boat. A stairway leads to top deck.
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            Boxers: Unidentified
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              • Description: 1935/1936 Three male boxers pose in a fighting stance for a group photo.
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              Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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                • Description: 1945 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #18?
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                Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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                  • Description: 1946 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #10.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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                    • Description: 1946 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #16.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    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