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
Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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    • Date Created: 1948/1949
    • Description: 1948/1949 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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      • Description: Dated 1944 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 (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 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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              • Date Created: 1936-04-30
              • Description: April 30, 1936. Photo of the engine works on a ferry being constructed in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #16.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
              Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                • Description: 1936 photo of the interior of a ferry with engine works in place.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Construction Sites
                Construction Sites
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                  • Date Created: 1946/1947
                  • Description: 1946/1947 photo of buildings, construction machinery and workmen. See also mcalB07F34i05 C.A. Congdon at Pine St. site.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Machinery
                  Machinery
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                    • Date Created: 1956
                    • Description: 1956 / 1957 photo of wooden link chains that McAllister carved from broom handles displayed hanging in his cellar at 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. See also mcalA12F12i06 under McAllister Memorabilia
                    • 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. focusing on a machine.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs