Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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.
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo showing staff and management personnel along with booths, several padded chairs, coat rack and stairs in the back leading upstairs. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the...
Show more1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo showing staff and management personnel along with booths, several padded chairs, coat rack and stairs in the back leading upstairs. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #1.
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo. Employees and management stand for a group photo. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block.
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1930s Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill once located at 160 Bank Street in Burlington, Vt. Booths located on the main floor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #9.
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo. Employees and management stand for a group photo. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block.
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo of an upper room used for banquets and larger gatherings. A small raised stage is seen at the far end with a band assembled there. Photo #3. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block.
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- Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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1947 photo of piping for heating at the G. S. Blodgett oven company. Two men are seen working.
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- Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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1947 piping for heating at the Blodgett oven company, Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt. Metal hardware hang from the ceiling with strips of cloth attached to them.
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- Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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1947 piping for heating at the Blodgett oven company, Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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1947 piping for heating at the Blodgett oven company, Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- Boats
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1944-1945 view of the inside lower level of a large boat. A stairway leads to top deck.
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- Boats
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1944-1945 view of the inside lower level of a large boat. A stairway leads to top deck.
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- Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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1935/1936 Fall-Spring Metal units and large machinery in a large open space building. See also Buildings - Mechanical Devices mcalB02F17i08
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- Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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1935/1936 Fall-Spring Very dark or underdeveloped photo of large metal units and machinery in a large open space building.
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- Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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1948/1949 photo the interior of a building showing tanks (hot water??)
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- Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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1948/1949 photo of the interior of a building showing tanks (hot water??)
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- Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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1935/1936 Fall-Spring Metal units of some type in a large open space building. See also mcalB02F17i08
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- Buildings - Mechanical Devices
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1935/1936 photo of metal machinery of some type with a roller in a large open space building with pipes overhead. See also mcalB02F18i03 and mcalB02F18i04.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Devices
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1949 photo of the interior of a building showing several units arranged along a wall with a narrow passageway.
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- Buildings - Unidentified
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- Buildings - Unidentified
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