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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1945 photo of a dairy equipment demonstration in a room with elegantly curtained windows and hanging chandeliers. Could the location be Contois Auditorium in City Hall, Burlington, Vermont?
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- Dairy Equipment
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1945 photo of dairy test ware equipment on display in a see through glass case. This may be a device for balancing and weighing.
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- Dairy Equipment
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1945 photo of a dairy equipment presentation and demonstration in a room with elegantly curtained windows and hanging chandeliers. Could the location be Contois Auditorium in City Hall, Burlington, Vermont? Seen are round arched windows and a balcony in back.
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- Farms - Haying
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1947/1948 photo of a hay field with a farmhand driving a tractor and hay cutting machinery.
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- Farms - Haying
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1945 photo of a horse drawn plow cutting hay with a barn and other farm buildings in the background.
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- Farms - Haying
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1951 photo of a hay field with two farmhands driving a tractor. A hay wagon is seen behind with the hay coming out of a shoot and going into the wagon.
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- Farms - Haying
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1951 photo of farm workers haying. They drive a tractor with a hay wagon behind.
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- Farms - Haying
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1951 photo of a hay field with farm workers driving a tracker and cut hay being sent through a shoot and into a hay wagon.
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- Farms - Haying
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1945 photo of a horse drawn plow cutting hay.
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- Farms - Haying
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Undated photo of a farmhand riding horse driven hay cutting machinery.
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- J. F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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1944 photo of a hand operated tool "The Little Blacksmith" manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT.
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- J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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1944 photo of a hand operated tool "The Little Blacksmith" manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT.
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- J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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Hand operated mechanical device punch press manufactured by J.F. Kidder & Co., located at 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT. Dated 1949.
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- J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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Hand operated mechanical device punch press manufactured by J.F. Kidder & Co., 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT. Dated 1949.
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- J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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1945 photo of a hand operated punch press tool manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., located at 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT.
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- J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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1949 photo of a hand operated punch press tool manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., located at 426 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT.
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- J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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1944 photo of a hand operated tool, The Little Blacksmith, manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT.
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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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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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- Machinery
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Photo of the interior of a machine room filled with various machines and tools. A man stands working at a machine. See also mcalA12F14i04 for another view.