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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- Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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April 16, 1944. Sub-chaser SC 1505. Christening Sponsor's Party. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Ensign Martha P. Dinsmore, USNR holding bouquet of flowers. Photo #2. See also mcalA10F07i27...
Show moreApril 16, 1944. Sub-chaser SC 1505. Christening Sponsor's Party. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Ensign Martha P. Dinsmore, USNR holding bouquet of flowers. Photo #2. See also mcalA10F07i27 and mcalA10F07i08
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- Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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July 15, 1944. Bow Quarter 110 foot sub-chaser, SC 1506, built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen here on Lake Champlain.
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- Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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Slightly out of focus photo of broadside of one of the naval crafts built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen here as it moves through the waters of Lake Champlain. Undated but probably 1940s....
Show moreSlightly out of focus photo of broadside of one of the naval crafts built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen here as it moves through the waters of Lake Champlain. Undated but probably 1940s. See also mcalA10F08i05
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- Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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May 14, 1944. The christening of 110 foot sub-chaser, SC 1506, by Mrs. Lewis F. Olson, Sponsor. Ship built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Photo #3.
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- Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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Stern of a twin propelled ship. Built by the Donovan Construction Co. of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting Company. Probably 1940s. Photo #10. See also mcalA01F11i02 and mcalA01F11i17
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- Edgar Chott & Sons
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Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT Lower level of Memorial Auditorium and a display of boats and boating supplies owned by Edgar Chiott & Sons. Chiott is listed as lighthouse keeper and proprietor in the Burlington city directory. (Duplicate of mcalB08F08i04.)
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- Edgar Chott & Sons
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Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors. ...
Show moreMid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors. (Slightly darker duplicate of mcalB08F08i02.)
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- Edgar Chott & Sons
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Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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1949 photo of a man kneeling behind a small row boat in his yard. A house is seen behind along with a pile of lumber and piles of bricks.
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- Malletts Bay - Colchester, VT
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1935 /1936 summer photo of children and adults enjoying Lake Champlain as seen at Malletts Bay in Colchester, Vermont.
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Two well dressed women pose for a studio portrait seated in a painted back drop row boat with paddle. Woman on the left also appears in other photos in this collection e.g. mcalA12F13i4 and i5. On the back of this photo is glued two images; one of a woman and one of a house. The back of the photo...
Show moreTwo well dressed women pose for a studio portrait seated in a painted back drop row boat with paddle. Woman on the left also appears in other photos in this collection e.g. mcalA12F13i4 and i5. On the back of this photo is glued two images; one of a woman and one of a house. The back of the photo is printed the name of the photographic studio and is mostly covered by the two images glued there. May be from the Dr. J. S. McAllister studio.
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Photo of Louis McAllister later in life standing up in a skiff with paddle in hand out on a body of water. Location and date unknown. Another version is mcalA12F09i02.
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- McAllister Portraits
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Photo of Louis McAllister later in life standing up in a skiff with paddle in hand out on a body of water. Location and date unknown.
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- Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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Marine exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing Chris-Craft motor boats and equipment being sold by Champlain Marine Co., Inc.
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- Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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Marine exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing motor boats and equipment. Nearby banner reads Vermont Structural Steel Corp. Photo #2.
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- Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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Marine exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing Garwood Streamline motor boats and equipment being sold by Edgar Chiott & Son.
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- Miscellaneous
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1959 Most likely view of Lake Champlain with water skier being pulled by a boat. Similar to mcalB05F12i11
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- Miscellaneous
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1959 photo of water skiing on a lake.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A group of men gather near a lake shore with metal bowls in their hands. Two large kettles are at the right; perhaps containing soup or stew. A flat boat and another boat are in the water.
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- Shelburne Shipyard
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Boat in dry dock showing the wooden cradle supports.