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: parts 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 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 Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
        Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1935/1936
          • Description: 1935/1936 Fall-Spring Metal units and large machinery in a large open space building. See also Buildings - Mechanical Devices mcalB02F17i08
          • 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 a Cooper Bessemer engine in place aboard a Champlain Transportation Company ferry.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Machinery
            Machinery
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              • Description: A woman tips a metal bucket to the edge of large metal container whose hose leads to a bulk milk tank at a creamery or dairy farm.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
              Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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                • Date Created: 1937-03-04
                • Description: March 4, 1937. View of work man and machinery at a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Shelburne Shipyard
                Shelburne Shipyard
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                  • Description: View of the Marine Railway building at Shelburne Shipyard with some of its machinery. Erected 1929 for the Champlain Transportation Company.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Shelburne Shipyard
                  Shelburne Shipyard
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                    • Description: Part of the rails, roller tracks, chains and machinery used in maneuvering large boats at the Shelburne Shipyard. This is at the water's edge.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
                    Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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                      • Description: P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 This view of the boiler room and boiler which supplies the heating units for the various sections.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs