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 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 Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
    Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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      • Description: April 30, 1936. Cooper-Bessimer engine being loaded into the body of a ferry being constructed by the General Ship & Engine Works in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company. The company was contracted to build both the City of Burlington and the City of Plattsburg ferries. Photo #13.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
      Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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        • Date Created: 1936
        • Description: 1936 photo of the arrival of a Cooper-Bessemer engine destined for a Champlain Transportation Company ferry. The engine is aboard a railroad flatbed car.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Dairy Equipment
        Dairy Equipment
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of a dairy equipment demonstration in a room with elegantly curtained windows and hanging chandeliers. Could the location be Contois Auditorium in City Hall, Burlington, Vermont?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Farms - Haying
          Farms - Haying
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: 1951 photo of a hay field with two farmhands driving a tractor. A hay wagon is seen behind with the hay coming out of a shoot and going into the wagon.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Machinery
            Machinery
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              • Description: A man uses a mallet to work on a piece of circular machinery.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Machinery
              Machinery
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                • Description: A large piece of machinery made by Niagara. Dated 1947.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Machinery
                Machinery
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 / 1946 photo of interior of a machine / tool room with men working.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings
                  Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings
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                    • Date Created: 1947
                    • Description: 1947 photo of the steel frame of an uncovered structure (perhaps at the Vermont Structural Steel plant). Some automobiles are parked on the left.
                    • 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: 1949
                      • Description: 1949 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