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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75 Burlington (Vt.). 75 Portrait photography. 46 Girls. 41 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 27 Women. 24 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 20 High school students. 19 Buildings. 18 Camping. 17 Children. 16 Camps. 15 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 13 Machinery. 13 Priests. 12 Business. 12 Church buildings. 12 Men. 11 High school buildings. 11 Nuns. 10 Family. 10 School children. 9 Interior architecture. 8 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Young women. 6 Boys. 6 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 6 Musical groups. 6 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 College students. 5 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 High school athletes. 5 High school graduates. 5 Stores, Retail. 4 Actors. 4 Architectural photography. 4 Basketball. 4 Choruses. 4 Employees. 4 Gas ovens. 4 Gymnasiums. 4 House furnishings. 4 Nurses. 4 Salvation Army. 4 School sports. 4 Students. 4 Young men. 3 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Choirs (Music). 3 High school teachers. 3 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Statues. 3 Swimming. 3 Worship programs. 2 Auditoriums. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Canoes and canoeing. 2 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 First communion. 2 Flowers. 2 Football. 2 High school students -- Dramatic production. 2 Middle school students. 2 Minstrel shows. 2 Musicians. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 2 Track and field athletes. 2 Winooski (Vt.). 1 Archery. 1 Athletics. 1 Automobiles. 1 Baseball. 1 Beauty operators. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Brides. 1 Dance. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Department stores. 1 Dwellings. 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 Reunions. 1 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.). 1 South Burlington (Vt.). 1 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Street photography. 1 Tennis. 1 Toys. 1 Weddings.

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Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
Blodgett Oven Company - Oven Parts
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    • Description: 1948/1949 Photo of oven control device with name Robert Shaw and temperature range of 250 to 600; 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 - Ovens
    Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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      • Date Created: 1948/1949
      • Description: 1948 / 1949 view of interior of an industrial or commercial oven manufactured at the G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc, Lakeside Ave., Burlington, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington High School Track Team
      Burlington High School Track Team
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        • Description: 1948-1949 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith. One member holds two trophies.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
        Camp Marycrest - Activities
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          • Date Created: 1948
          • Description: 1948 Campers and nuns ride in row boats and a canoe on Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
          Camp Marycrest - Activities
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            • Date Created: 1948
            • Description: 1948 Young campers stand grouped together near a long dock in Lake Champlain for a swimming lesson while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #16.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
            Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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              • Date Created: 1948
              • Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camps - Summer
              Camps - Summer
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                • Date Created: 1948/1949
                • Description: Summer, Spring 1948/1949 photo of what may be a family or several related families seated outside on camp grounds.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1948
                  • Description: 1948 photo of a group of men and women involved with General Home Equipment (see mcalB15F23i04). Location and occasion are unknown.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1948-1949
                    • Description: Ca. 1948 photo of a large group of men, perhaps at the end of a Christmas party. Identity of persons, location, and occasion are unknown.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of St. John Vianney Church
                    St. John Vianney Church
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                      • Date Created: 1948-1949
                      • Description: First communion class outside on the steps of St. John Vianney Church in So. Burlington, Vt. with a nun and Reverend Bernard R. Spears. Dated 1948-1949.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs