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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Burlington Lakefront
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    • Date Created: 1934-01-09 00:00:00
    • Description: January 9, 1934. The Admiral and Oneida, two ferries, at anchor at the Burlington lake front.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Champlain Ferries
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      • Description: Open deck ferry, the Roosevelt, is docked and cars drive off. In the foreground a man walks along the path as a car makes its way along the same road. A business sign on the far right reads Wither. Undated but may be 1930s or 1940s.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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        • Date Created: 1936-07-06
        • Description: July 6, 1936 photo of Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry in the water near shore. A barge is seen just to the left of the ferry. Photo #70.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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          • Date Created: 1936
          • Description: 1936 close up broadside photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry. People sit in chairs along the sides of the main deck. A few people are on the upper deck. Buildings and railroad cars along the waterfront can also be seen. Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          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. She is decorated with streamers of flags and is being launched into Lake Champlain from the Burlington water front. Crowds of people line the shore and watch. Photo #64.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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              • Date Created: 1936-06-08
              • Description: June 8, 1936 photo of construction workers posing for a group picture along side a double-ended ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #41.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              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. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #7.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1936-04-29
                  • Description: April 29, 1936. Construction workers for one of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferries. Photo #10.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1936-05-04
                    • Description: May 4, 1936. Construction site of a ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works showing the ribs. Metal and wooden beams lay on the ground. Ladders lean against the side of the boat. Photo #21.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1936-05-25
                      • Description: May 25, 1936 photo of ferry construction in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. This is a side view with the base for the pilot house being built. Photo #34.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs