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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Automobiles - Accidents
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- Description: Nighttime photograph of an unidentified accident scene. The automobile has been overturned at the site. See also mcalB01F15i08 and Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers photo mcalA01F06i09 for other view. Fall-Spring
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Accidents
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- Description: Nighttime photograph of an unidentified accident scene. See also Automobiles - Accidents photo mcalB01F15i01 and mcalB01F15i09 and Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers mcalA01F06i09 for other views. Fall-Spring
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of two Yandow Motor Company employees. Located at 11-15 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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- Date Created: 1946/1947
- Description: 1946/47 completed construction and expansion project at a Winooski, Vermont auto sales and service gas station. Could this be Roscoe's Garage at 262 Main St.? To the right is the Bissonette Grocery located at 254 Main Street.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: Dated 1945 Photo of an industrial oven made by the G. S. Blodgett Co. in Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: Dated 1944 Photo of a multi deck industrial or commercial oven made by the G. S. Blodgett Co. in Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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
Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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- Date Created: 1948/1949
- Description: 1948 / 1949 photo of an industrial or commercial oven manufactured at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Boats
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- Date Created: 1944/1945
- Description: 1944/1945 photo of a damaged military vessel in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard. ID code on side of boat reads: "U.S. Army P-239" Late Fall - January
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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- Description: 1946/1953 photo of a multi deck oven with doors open and a view of the inside. Made by G. S. Blodgett Co. of Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs