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 J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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    • Description: Hand operated mechanical device punch press manufactured by J.F. Kidder & Co., located at 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT. Dated 1949.
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    Miniature of Machinery
    Machinery
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      • Description: Machine work room.
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      Miniature of Machinery
      Machinery
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        • Description: A large metal mechanical piece of industrial machinery with various connecting wheels and pulleys located inside a building.
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        Miniature of Machinery
        Machinery
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          • Description: Bulk milk tank. Location may be at a creamery or dairy farm.
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          Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
          Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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            • Description: 1947 interior view of an open bay area of an auto repair workshop with some machines along the far wall.
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            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.
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              Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts (5X7's)
              Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts (5X7's)
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                • Description: Photo of oven control with name Robert Shaw and range of temperature from 250 to 600 degrees; hardware used in manufacturing at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont. Undated.
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                Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                  • Description: 1936 photo of a Cooper-Bessemer engine on a railroad flatbed car. Destined for a Champlain Transportation Company ferry.
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                  Miniature of J. F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
                  J. F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 photo of a hand operated tool "The Little Blacksmith" manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT.
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                    Miniature of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
                    Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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                      • Description: Photo of interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. 1940s?
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs