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.
Revised April, 2010
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- Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
- Date Created
- 1944
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"Blanket and Drapery Shop." Also a fabric store, with 3 employees ready to sell Paradise Prints.
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- Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
- Date Created
- 1945
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Customers celebrating the New Year in Sulham's Sweet Shop, 60 Main St., Winooski, Vt. Harold Sulham is behind the Coke machine; his wife Evelyn is one of the waitresses behind the bar. The smiling lady in front is Charlene Sullivan, and the three boys in the back are (l.-r.) Johnny Provost, Chuck...
Show moreCustomers celebrating the New Year in Sulham's Sweet Shop, 60 Main St., Winooski, Vt. Harold Sulham is behind the Coke machine; his wife Evelyn is one of the waitresses behind the bar. The smiling lady in front is Charlene Sullivan, and the three boys in the back are (l.-r.) Johnny Provost, Chuck Crowley, and Francis Mongeon (Source: Vincent Feeney's 2002 history of Winooski, p. 147). -- Note the pressed tin ceiling and the display of flags above the bar, very likely those of the Allied Forces in World War II.
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- Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
- Date Created
- 1945
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Eight men and eight women in an office, which looks fairly typical but certainly not model (note oddly stacked furniture, crowded layout). Very few clues to the type of business other than the conservative dress code.
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- Stores, Interiors
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An abundance of fresh and canned food are seen in this interior photo of a local grocery store. One large sign reads IGA Carnival. Another reads Save time, save money. Store employees in white coats and dress ties stand ready to assist customers. Dozens of overhead signs advertise food sales. 1st...
Show moreAn abundance of fresh and canned food are seen in this interior photo of a local grocery store. One large sign reads IGA Carnival. Another reads Save time, save money. Store employees in white coats and dress ties stand ready to assist customers. Dozens of overhead signs advertise food sales. 1st National Store
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- Stores, Interiors
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Two men in front work on boats at the Champlain Marine and Realty Co. indoor shop. Two others work near work benches in the back. Three long wooden boats are seen. Banners advertise services, marine insurance, water demonstrations, Chris-Craft and Johnson Sea Horses.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Interior view of Vermont Structural Steel building filled with machinery and supplies. Employees work with huge beams and steel plates. 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Two male employees working with large machinery at the Vermont Structural Steel plant on Flynn Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Dated 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Interior view of a large room with steel beams, machinery and employees of Vermont Structural Steel. Dated 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Business office of Vermont Structural Steel with a sign with the name F. W. Floyd, Chief Engineer seen in upper left corner. 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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1951 photo of an employee of Vermont Structural Steel turns one of the four locks to a large box shaped container with an open door. Photo #52.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Office of Vermont Structural Steel with engineers working at drafting tables. 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Another view of the business office of Vermont Structural Steel. Sign with the name F. W. Floyd, Chief Engineer seen in upper right corner. 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Interior view of Vermont Structural Steel building filled with machinery and supplies. 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Two employees of Vermont Structural Steel stand at a large machine. Dated 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Mid 20th century interior view of a large room at Vermont Structural Steel filled with machinery and machine operators. Dated 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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Huge steel beams and employees in a building at Vermont Structural Steel. Dated 1951.
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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View of a large metal framework building under construction. A worker can be seen at a wall is being built with blocks of concrete. 1951?
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- Vermont Structural Steel
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An employee of Vermont Structural Steel uses an electric sander to smooth a surface inside a huge circular steel custom built hopper. 1951?
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- Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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Ca. 1951 photo of the administrative office at Vt. Structural Steel. Three employees are present but difficult to see because of the under exposure and blurred areas.
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- Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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Ca. 1951 photo of a shop at Vt. Structural Steel, with two employees moving a sheet of steel through a machine.