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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A small shed with a fuel filling pump and a canoe are to the right. A wooden dock juts out into Lake Champlain. Birch and other trees surround the area. Date unknown. Marble Island, Colchester, Vt. - Lakefront.
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Show moreThe steamer ferry Chateaugay on Lake Champlain. Automobiles can be seen on deck. Originally built in 1888 the steamboat Chateaugay was the first iron hulled steamboat on Lake Champlain. Serving the Champlain Transportation Company for 51 years. Notations on the photo suggest it was used for publication. Undated but may be 1920s, 1930s.
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state. Undated.
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state. Undated.
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state. Undated. An American flag flies from the top most point of the bridge.
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state with patriotic festoon banners hanging from the railings and overhead supports. Undated.
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Crown Point Bridge located in New York state is seen to the left. The Champlain Memorial Lighthouse is to the far right. Undated. Photo 3.
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state, with two benches. Undated.
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Crown Point Memorial Dock. Circa 1912. Lake Champlain.
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Crown Point Memorial Dock with the Champlain Memorial Lighthouse. Circa 1912. Lake Champlain.
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Crown Point Memorial Dock. Circa 1912. Lake Champlain.
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- Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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Historic double launching August 31, 1942. SC1029 and SC1030 both built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Bunting and American flags adorn the bows. Photo #8.
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- Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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Four boats seen positioned between pilings. Yard tugs, 66 feet in length,YT-297 and YT-298, are in front with two others directly behind them. They are 66 foot and built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting....
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August 31, 1942 historic double launching of two sub-chasers. Both ships built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Bunting and American flags adorn the bows. SC1029 keel laid 4/27/42. Launched 8/31/42...
Show moreAugust 31, 1942 historic double launching of two sub-chasers. Both ships built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Bunting and American flags adorn the bows. SC1029 keel laid 4/27/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/30/44. SC1030 built at Donovan Contracting Co., Shelburne, Vt. Keel laid 5/4/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/2/44. Photo #8.
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SC 1506 (110 foot sub-chaser) in the waters of Lake Champlain. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Probably 1940s.