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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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
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A woman tips a metal bucket to the edge of large metal container whose hose leads to a bulk milk tank at a creamery or dairy farm.
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- Machinery
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A man uses a mallet to work on a piece of circular machinery.
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A piece of machinery seems to be the focus of attention of several men as they stand gazing at it. Dated 1947.
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- Machinery
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Close-up photo of a part of a machine. Dated 1949 / 1950.
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- Machinery
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Photo of two pieces of machinery located on a table or counter.
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- Machinery
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A large piece of machinery stands outside a building with corrugated metal siding.
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- Machinery
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Bulk milk tank. Location may be at a creamery or dairy farm.
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- Machinery
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A large piece of machinery made by Niagara. Dated 1947.
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- Machinery
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1945 / 1946 photo of interior of a machine / tool room with men working.
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Machine work room.
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Photo with descriptive labels pointing to various parts of the 620 Front Machine.
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- Machinery
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Photo of a large piece of machinery labeled STAMCO sheet and plate machinery / The ? Tool Manufacturing Co. Dated 1949-1950.
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- Machinery
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1956/1957 photo of wooden link chains McAllister carved from a broom handle showing the process for making the chain using a coping saw and clamp. Taken in the cellar of his home at 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Other photos of his are seen to the far right. See also mcalA12F12i06 under...
Show more1956/1957 photo of wooden link chains McAllister carved from a broom handle showing the process for making the chain using a coping saw and clamp. Taken in the cellar of his home at 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Other photos of his are seen to the far right. See also mcalA12F12i06 under McAllister Memorabilia and mcalB16F13i24 for similar setting.
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1935 or 1936 photo of a man with a mallet working on a circular piece of machinery.