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 Dairy Equipment
Dairy Equipment
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    • Description: 1945 photo of dairy test ware equipment on display in a see through glass case. This may be a device for balancing and weighing.
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    Miniature of Machinery
    Machinery
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      • Description: Photo of a large piece of machinery. Dated 1949 / 1950.
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      Miniature of Machinery
      Machinery
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        • Description: Photo of two pieces of machinery located on a table or counter.
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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. focusing on some of the machines.
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          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 employee at Vt. Structural Steel working on a cone-shaped architectural piece.
            • 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 the interior of a large shop at Vt. Structural Steel, with a variety of machines, equipment, and steel products contained in a massive steel edifice.
              • 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 a large workshop at Vt. Structural Steel. Among the loose arrangement of fuel tanks, machinery, and hoses, there are piles of steel products in various shapes and sizes.
                • 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: 1944
                  • Description: 1944 photo of a hand operated tool "The Little Blacksmith" manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  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
                    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1957-1958
                      • Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of what may be a high school vocational workshop class. Adult instructor stands to the far left while boys work the woodworking machines.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs