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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Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
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    • Date Created: 1936
    • Description: 1936 photo of Champlain Transportation Company's ferry, Roosevelt near the shore at docking site.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
    Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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      • Date Created: 1936-07-02
      • Description: July 2, 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry. This may be part of the launching as the boat is being pulled by a tug boat and many people crowd the viewing. Photo #65.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
      Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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        • Date Created: 1936
        • Description: 1936 very dark photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg docked next to the original Boat House on Burlington's water front. A barge is to the left. A motor boat is seen to the right.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
        Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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          • Date Created: 1936
          • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg decked out with streamers of flags for its launching. The boat is in the lake just inside the break water at the Burlington water front. Photo #5.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
          Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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            • Date Created: 1936-04-29
            • Description: April 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat in his hand. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #9. More info at http://www.byronhedblom.com/ships.html
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
            Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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              • Date Created: 1936-05-11
              • Description: May 11, 1936. Construction site of a ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. A workman climbs a ladder while other crew members work top side. Photo #25.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
              Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                • Date Created: 1936-05-11
                • Description: May 11, 1936. View of a ferry being built for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Construction workers are top side near an erected pipe (smoke stack?) supported by two poles. Photo #24.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1936-07-02
                  • Description: July 2, 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company doubled ended ferry, the City of Burlington decorated with streamers of flags being prepared for her launching. Photo #61.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
                  Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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                    • Date Created: 1936
                    • Description: 1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image is very over exposed and washed out. Maybe a cradle, a support structure for a ferry being built for the Champlain Transportation Co.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
                    Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
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                      • Date Created: 1936
                      • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry Roosevelt as it cruises out into Lake Champlain.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs