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. - Ferry Construction
Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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    • Date Created: 1936
    • Description: 1936 photo of a Cooper Bessemer engine in place aboard a Champlain Transportation Company ferry.
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    Miniature of Vermont [Steamboat]
    Vermont [Steamboat]
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      • Description: Photo of the steamboat ferry, Vermont, owned by the Champlain Transportation Company, with a large number of people on deck and in the foreground. Undated. 1920s? 1930s? The original Vermont side wheeler was built in 1808 by John and James Winans in Burlington, Vermont. It sank in 1815 but its engine and boiler were recovered and sold to the Lake Champlain Steamboat Company.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
      Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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        • Description: April 27, 1936 photo of the construction of either the ferry the City of Burlington or the City of Plattsburg in Vermont by the General Ship & Engine Works for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
        Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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          • Description: May 4, 1936. Construction site of a ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #18.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
          Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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            • Description: June 7, 1936 photo of the construction of a double-ended ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Pilot house seen taking shape up top. Photo #37.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
            Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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              • Description: June 7, 1936 photo of a construction worker spraying sealant, primer or maybe paint on a double-ended ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. A respirator mask can be seen being worn by one of the workers. Photo #39.
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              Miniature of Construction Sites
              Construction Sites
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                • Description: Undated and unidentified photo but this may be the deck of the Ticonderoga steamboat ferry.
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                Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
                Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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                  • Date Created: 1936
                  • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry. This may be preparation for the launching as the boat is decorated with streamers of flags from bow to stern along with American flags. Many people mill around the area. A ladder leans against the bow and a man is climbing up it.
                  • 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's "City of Burlington" ferry as it heads out into Lake Champlain. People are crowded on shore watching its launching. Photo #63.
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                    Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                    Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1936-06-28
                      • Description: June 28, 1936 photo of the wooden cradle supporting a ferry being built for the Champlain Transportation Company by General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #53.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs