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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Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry in Lake Champlain heading toward the break water. Cars are seen on the main deck. People stand on the upper deck.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry cruising in Lake Champlain. Cars are seen on the main deck. Photo #72.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg as it cruises on Lake Champlain. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg cruising out to open water on Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry the City of Plattsburg cruising in the waters of Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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- Description: June 28, 1936 photo of a tugboat, workmen both aboard and ashore and pilings in Lake Champlain. Photo #57. See also mcalB07F24i04.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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- Description: 1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image appears to be a wooden ramp or maybe a portion of a cradle that will hold a ferry being constructed for the Champlain Transportation Company.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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- Description: 1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image is very over exposed and washed out. Seen are workmen, a structure, ladders and other construction material. Probably the building of a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
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- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry Roosevelt as it cruises out into Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
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- Description: 1936 photo of the ferry, Roosevelt, on Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs