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: 1936-06-24
    • Description: June 24, 1936. Photo of ferry showing one end with propeller. Being built for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. The men on deck pose for a photo. A large ladder leans against the end. Photo #49.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
    Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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      • Date Created: 1936-05-25
      • Description: May 25, 1936 photo one end of the underside of a ferry being built. Support structure can be seen. Photo #31.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ticonderoga
      Champlain Transportation Co. - Ticonderoga
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        • Description: 1936 photo of the steamboat Ticonderoga cruising in Lake Champlain just inside the breakwater near the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont. She carries a large number of passengers.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
        Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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          • 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 under his arm. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #5.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
          Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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            • Description: 1936 photo of a Champlain Transportation Company doubled ended ferry under construction.
            • 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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              • Description: July 5, 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry being maneuvered in Lake Champlain as the boats rudder is still seen out of the water. Workmen are on the shore ; a barge is off to the left. Photo #68.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Vermont [Steamboat]
              Vermont [Steamboat]
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                • Description: The steamboat Vermont III rests in its dry dock cradle as it is maneuvered out of the waters of Lake Champlain. Late 1920s, early 1930?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Vermont [Steamboat]
                Vermont [Steamboat]
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                  • Description: The steamboat, Vermont, seen under the Crown Point Bridge spanning Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York state.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                  Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1936-07-07
                    • Description: July 7, 1936 photo of view from a ferry of a access loading ramp being constructed. Railroad cars seen in the background. Location may be Burlington, Vermont waterfront area. Photo #78.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                    Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1936-06-09
                      • Description: June 9, 1936. Construction workers pose for a photo aboard a ferry being built for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #47.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs