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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Billboards
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- Description: Two 1950s billboards. The one on the left is sponsored by Royer Motor Company located at 173 St. Paul Street, Burlington, Vermont. The other advertises Yankee Doodles pastries by Drake's.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 Written on back of photo Misc. Schools / Blodgett Oven Co. Over developed photo of paved parking lot with cars.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company
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- Description: 1947/1949 View of the assembly line at the G. S. Blodgett Co., manufacturer of industrial ovens as employees work on assembling the body of the stove. Located on Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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- Date Created: 1948/1949
- Description: 1948/1949 Photo of oven hardware used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 piping for heating at the Blodgett oven company, Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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- Date Created: 1948/1949
- Description: 1948/1949 Photo of oven parts used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., 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 - Oven Parts
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- Date Created: 1948/1949
- Description: 1948/1949 Photo of oven parts used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: Dated 1945 Photo of a multi deck industrial or commercial oven with view of interior 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: 1948/1949
- Description: 1948 /1949 view of interior elements of an industrial or commercial oven manufactured at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs