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 Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
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    • Description: Bottling assembly machinery at Penick & Ford, noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931. Unlabeled bottles seen on the conveyor belt. Cardboard boxes underneath read Vermont Maid Syrup.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Road Construction
    Road Construction
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      • Date Created: 1928-09-10
      • Description: September 10, 1928. Workmen, bags of cement, trucks, machinery and road side billboards all are seen at this road construction site. On the photo's left side is seen strung lines to plumb the straight edge of the road side.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
      Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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        • Description: 1947 or 1948 interior view of an open bay area of an auto repair workshop with some machines along the far wall.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company
        Blodgett Oven Company
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          • Description: 1947/1949 Employees of the G. S. Blodgett Co., manufacturer of industrial ovens are seen welding parts of the oven body on the assembly line. Located on Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
          Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 Mechanical Joints Photo of oven hardware used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
            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
              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 Buildings - Mechanical Devices
                  Buildings - Mechanical Devices
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                    • Date Created: 1935/1936
                    • Description: 1935/1936 photo of metal machinery of some type with a roller in a large open space building with pipes overhead. See also mcalB02F18i03 and mcalB02F18i04.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
                    J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 photo of a hand operated punch press tool manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., located at 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs