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
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    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: 1949 photo of a product packed for shipment at the Blodgett oven company located at 50 Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt. Labeling on the side gives product information including weight of 684 pounds and a date of March 1949. A view of the manufacturing plant seen in the background.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Blodgett Oven Company
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      • Description: 1947/1949 Employees weld parts of an industrial oven being manufactured on the assembly line at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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        • Date Created: 1951/1952
        • Description: 1951/1952 Written on back of photo National Guard Armory
        • 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


          Bluebirds
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 Bluebirds ceremony with two dozen girls in dress uniform in attendance. Several adults stand in the back including a priest. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Boy and Cub Scouts
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              • Description: Seven boy scouts in uniform wearing scout shirts, badges and neck scarves grouped on a lawn in front of a white clapboard house. See also mcalA01F12i02
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #14.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                William E. Brown - Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952)
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                  • Description: Portrait photo of William E. Brown, Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952) as he sits at his desk.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1948/1949
                    • Description: 1948/1949 photo the interior of a building showing tanks (hot water??)
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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                      • Description: Circa 1944-1951 photo of men and women of the "Cooties" Club, a VFW post World War II voluntary, non-profit auxiliary organization formed to offer support to veterans and families. The letters "MOC" seen on the table stand for "Military Order of the Cootie"
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs