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 Machinery
Machinery
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    • Description: Photo with descriptive labels pointing to various parts of the 620 Wall Machine.
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    Miniature of Machinery
    Machinery
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      • Description: Photo with descriptive labels pointing to various parts of the 620 Assembly and Shutter Inspect Machine.
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      Miniature of Road Construction
      Road Construction
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        • Date Created: 1928
        • Description: Dated 1928. Road crew work with machinery smoothing the newly laid pavement.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
        Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
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          • Description: Wooden barrels and and a shoot with rock like material at Penick & Ford, that bottled Vermont Maid Syrup and Brer Rabbit Gold Label New Orleans Molasses. Noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
          Vermont Structural Steel
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            • Description: Mid 20th century interior view of a large room at Vermont Structural Steel filled with machinery and machine operators. Dated 1951.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
            Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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              • Date Created: circa 1951
              • Description: Ca. 1951 photo of an employee at Vt. Structural Steel working on a cone-shaped structure for a building or machine.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Winooski Bridge Repair
              Winooski Bridge Repair
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                • Date Created: 1943-06-03
                • Description: June 3, 1943. Winooski Bridge under repair. Machinery and crew on site. View toward Burlington and Colchester Ave.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington City Hall
                Burlington City Hall
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                  • Date Created: 1937
                  • Description: This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
                  Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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                    • Description: Photo of hardware laid out showing metal screws and plates of various kinds.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
                    Vermont Structural Steel
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                      • Description: Interior view of a large room with steel beams, machinery and employees of Vermont Structural Steel. Dated 1951.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs