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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1944-1945 photo of five men stand along side a large boat in dry dock.
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- Boats
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- 1919, undated
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1958 photo of sale on Evinrude outboard motor boats seen inside a tent. Flotation cushions and banners are suspended in the background. See also mcalB07F10i03.
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1944-1945 photo of top deck of a huge boat with a view of Lake Champlain beyond. Location most likely Shelburne Shipyard.
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- Boats
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Interior photo with new outboard motor, row boats and nautical equipment displayed. Banners hung in the dome shape tent-like structure state Evinrude sale. Undated but may be 1950s.
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1944/1945 photo of six men as they inspect the underside of a large boat in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard.
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- Boats
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From glass negative. Distant view of the "Steam Tug Victor" on Lake Champlain. Part of caption on the photo reads "Owned by J. E. Cashman, loaded with supplies for F. H. Wells leaving Burlington Vt. for Stave Island, March 6, 1914" or 1919. Names of four men also listed including Capt. John...
Show moreFrom glass negative. Distant view of the "Steam Tug Victor" on Lake Champlain. Part of caption on the photo reads "Owned by J. E. Cashman, loaded with supplies for F. H. Wells leaving Burlington Vt. for Stave Island, March 6, 1914" or 1919. Names of four men also listed including Capt. John Fleury. See mcalA08F11i01 and mcalA01F11i04 for similar photo.
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- Boats
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- 1919, undated
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Interior photo of new outboard pleasure crafts with nautical supplies such as life jackets and life preservers mounted on the wall behind the boats. Possibly a boat show set in a gymnasium. The word "Century" lettered on the side of one of the boats.
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- Boats
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- 1919, undated
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1958 photo of several yachts or pleasure boats in dry dock lined up in an open shed next to an unpaved access road. Shadow of person (possibly the photographer) in the extreme lower left. Photo #1.
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- Boats
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- 1919, undated
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- Boats
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- 1919, undated
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1958 photo of dome shaped tent-like structure with banner strung over the entrance. Possibly the same structure for the Evinrude sale of outboard and motor boats. Photo #4. See also mcalB07F10i10.
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- Boats
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Dome shaped tent-like temporary structure next to an open shed with yachts or pleasure craft on display near an access road. Shadow of a person (possibly the photographer) seen at the bottom right.
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- Boats
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- 1919, undated
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Large boat up on wooden supports showing its two large propellers and rutters. Numbers arranged vertically on the stern (7, ?, 5)
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- Boats
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- 1919, undated
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Dome shaped tent-like structure near an unpaved access road next to an open sided shed with motor boats on display. At center bottom a shadow of a person (possibly the photographer). Photo #2. See also mcalB07F10i07.
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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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- 1919, undated
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1958 interior photo of new outboard motor, row boats and nautical equipment on display at end of season Fall sale. Banners hung in the dome shaped tent-like structure state "Evinrude sale", "America's No. 1 ALL-Family Sport is Lighter ... with America's No. 1 Boat Trailer", "Free Winter Storage...
Show more1958 interior photo of new outboard motor, row boats and nautical equipment on display at end of season Fall sale. Banners hung in the dome shaped tent-like structure state "Evinrude sale", "America's No. 1 ALL-Family Sport is Lighter ... with America's No. 1 Boat Trailer", "Free Winter Storage if you buy now!" See also mcalB07F10i05.
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1946-1947 photo of 12 slender curved bones tagged, numbered and mounted to a backing.
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1946-1947 photo of 12 slender curved bones tagged, numbered and mounted to a paper backing.
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- Bowling Leagues
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1944 photo of a men's bowling league team. Five men stand behind a table on which bowling pins, trophies and bowling balls are placed. They wear dark shirts with their names embroidered on their left side (Floyd, Ray, Gus, Larry, Francis). The number 151 appears on the central bowling pin with...
Show more1944 photo of a men's bowling league team. Five men stand behind a table on which bowling pins, trophies and bowling balls are placed. They wear dark shirts with their names embroidered on their left side (Floyd, Ray, Gus, Larry, Francis). The number 151 appears on the central bowling pin with the wording Bowl Away. In the 1940s city directory there was listed a Bowlaway Streamline Alleys at 65 Main St. in Burlington.
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Late Fall - January 1940s Photo of a men's bowling league team. Five men stand behind a table on which bowling pins and bowling balls are placed. In the 1940s there were four alleys listed in the city directory in Burlington as well as one each in Winooski and Essex Junction.
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