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 Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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    • Description: Undated photo but the winter of 1955 when the steamboat Ticonderoga was moved overland from Shelburne Bay to the Shelburne Museum. The ship rests on a cradle to which it is welded and moves along railroad tracks laid on the frozen ground. The move had to be made in winter in order for the ground to support the rails and the huge amount of weight they had to carry. A helicopter flies above the excursion boat.
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    Miniature of Vermont [Steamboat]
    Vermont [Steamboat]
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      • Description: Vermont III (steamboat) in dry dock at the Shelburne Shipyard.
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      Miniature of Vermont [Steamboat]
      Vermont [Steamboat]
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        • Description: The Vermont III (steamboat) in dry dock at the Shelburne Shipyard with a workman working on its underside. See also mcalA17F04i18 for another view. Late 1920s, early 1930?
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        Miniature of Vermont [Steamboat]
        Vermont [Steamboat]
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          • Description: Side wheeler Vermont III, a steamboat ferry, seen lifted out of the waters of Lake Champlain at the Shelburne Shipyard.
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          Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
          Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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            • Date Created: 1944-05-14
            • Description: 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
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
            Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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              • Date Created: 1955-01-28
              • Description: January 28, 1955. Double railroad tracks are laid out in front of the Ticonderoga steamship. Curves had to be accommodated along the terrain as it made its way to the Shelburne Museum and its final resting place. Photo 110.
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              Miniature of Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
              Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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                • Date Created: 1955-02-18
                • Description: February 18, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga navigates a curve on its overland route from Shelburne Bay to the Shelburne Museum.
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                Miniature of Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
                Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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                  • Date Created: 1955-04-05
                  • Description: April 5, 1955. Steamship Ticonderoga meets the Rutland Railroad. The route taken to transport the boat overland crossed the railroad tracks. The northbound freight train waits as the ship inches its way across pulled by winches. By 5:22 pm the boat cleared the tracks. Photo 154.
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                  Miniature of Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
                  Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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                    • Date Created: 1955-03-08
                    • Description: March 8, 1955. A helicopter flies over the steamship Ticonderoga as the paddle-boat makes it way along double railroad tracks to the Shelburne Museum. W. B. Hill Company of Tilton, New Hampshire oversaw the boat's overland journey. Photo 146.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
                    Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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                      • Date Created: 1955-04-12
                      • Description: April 12, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga is positioned in the berthing basin on the grounds of the Shelburne Museum. The paddle-boat has traveled 9250 feet from Shelburne Bay overland to its final resting place. Photo 163.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs