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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Creator(s)
Place(s)
- Shelburne (Vt.) [15]
- Champlain, Lake [4]
- Burlington (Vt.) [1]
Format(s)
- image [15]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [15]
- photographs [15]
Topic(s)
- Shelburne Shipyard, Inc [15]
- Ships [15]
- Boats and boating [10]
- Warships [8]
- Government vessels [3]
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Place: ("Shelburne (Vt.)")
Topic: ("Ships")
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1919, undated; 1919, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seen here the stern of a ship with its twin propellers. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vt. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. A group of men standing around and beneath the stern that is up on timber and metal supports. Numbers arranged vertically partially visible on the stern. Undated but may be 1940s. See also mcalA01F11i17 and mcalA10F07i25.
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944/1945 Six men inspect the underside of a huge boat most likely dry docked at Shelburne Shipyard.
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1945 photo of a large boat possibly under construction at the Shelburne Shipyard. View from the ground looking up the side of the ship.
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944/1945 photo of a damaged military vessel in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard. ID code on side of boat reads: "U.S. Army P-239" Late Fall - January
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944/1945 photo of a boat in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard. Three men (two partially hidden on other side of the ship)converse.
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944/1945 photo of six men as they inspect the underside of a large boat in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard.
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1945 photo of top deck of a huge boat with a view of Lake Champlain beyond. Location most likely Shelburne Shipyard.
Title: Boats
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1945 photo of three boats under construction most likely at the Shelburne Shipyard. Members of the work crew stand on board.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1942-08-31
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
SC 1029 and SC 1030 seen docked. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Undated but probably mid 1940s. Photo probably taken from the Ticonderoga that is seen docked next to the naval boats in mcalA10F07i02.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-05-14
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May 14, 1944. SC 1506. Sponsor's Party. Mrs. Lewis F. Olson is seen hand clasped standing closest to the champagne bottle suspended from above. Ship built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Far right the steamboat Ticonderoga is docked. Photo #4. See also mcalA10F07i10
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-04-16
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 16, 1944. Sub-chaser SC 1504 christening. Sponsor's Party. Ship built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. To the right in the background is seen the steamboat Ticonderoga that sailed Lake Champlain from Burlington, Vt. to Port Kent, NY until 1953. Photo #3.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The sterns of two ships seen here with shipbuilders congregated around the twin propellers. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Date unknown but may be 1940s. Photo #9. See also mcalA01F11i02 and mcalA01F11i17
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of men standing around and beneath a large boat that is up on timber and metal supports showing the stern end with its propellers. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Numbers arranged vertically partially visible on the stern. Photo #9. See mcalA01F11i02.
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