Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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). 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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    • Description: 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.
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    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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      • Date Created: 1944-05-14
      • Description: May 14, 1944. Christening of 110 foot sub-chaser SC 1506 built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Mrs. Lewis F. Olson, Sponsor, does the christening. Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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        • Description: The bows of SC 1029 and SC 1030 are adorned with bunting and American flags. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. An historic double launching with the two vessels side by side on the Crandall deck. Location Lake Champlain probably on the day they were launched in 1942. Photo #6.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Farms
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          • Description: Autumn scene of a farmhouse with small attached barn next to a paved road. An automobile is parked in the front yard just off the road. Trees are bare of leaves. There are mountains in the background.
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          Farms
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            • Description: View of a farm with white farmhouse and barn and garden plot. A dirt road with utility poles and lines runs in front of the house.
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            Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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              • Description: Portrait of twelve military officers on the steps of a building at Fort Ethan Allen. Some are carrying crops, all appear to be wearing jodhpurs, indicating that they are cavalry.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                • Date Created: 1934-07
                • Description: ROTC Artillery On the March to the Range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. July 1934. Column of horse drawn artillery and mounted soldiers
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                  • Description: Military men in the field with scopes and tripods.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                    • Description: Portrait of military men in front of flagpole.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Heineberg Bridge (old)
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                      • Description: Undated photograph of the old Heineberg Bridge taken from upstream
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs