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.
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Cathedral High School - Faculty
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- Description: A portrait of Cathedral High School faculty members. Photograph dated 1957. Photo #36.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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- Description: Cathedral High School majorettes posing on steps before an American flag. Photograph is dated 1956.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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- Description: Another shot this group of Cathedral High School majorettes posing in formation on bleachers. Photograph is dated April 1945. Photo #30.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Choristers
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of men's musical group, the Champlain Choristers, with piano. Francis A. Weinrich is listed as Director and John Fraleigh as accompanist in the fourth annual concert program for that year. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Catholic Daughters of America
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of Catholic Daughters of America. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg decked out with streamers of flags prepared for its launching. The boat is still in its cradle in dry dock. Many people have gathered to watch. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Date Created: 1936-04-27
- Description: April 27, 1936 Champlain Transportation Company ferry being constructed in Vermont by the General Ship & Engine Works. View of the site with the body of the ferry seen to the left. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry, City of Plattsburg approaching the dock for a landing. The Burlington break water is seen in the background.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Date Created: 1936-04-30
- Description: April 30, 1936. Cooper-Bessimer engine being loaded into the body of a ferry being constructed by the General Ship & Engine Works in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company. The company was contracted to build both the City of Burlington and the City of Plattsburg ferries. Photo #11.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry the Roosevelt cruising on Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs