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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Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt

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Date Created: 1936
Description: 1936 photo of Champlain Transportation Company's ferry, Roosevelt near the shore at docking site.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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

Champlain Ferries

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Date Created: undated
Description: The two ferries, City of Burlington and the City of Plattsburgh are seen on Lake Champlain as they cruise near one another about to cross paths. Cars and people are seen on deck. Post World War II.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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

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.
Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs