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 Vermont [Steamboat]
Vermont [Steamboat]
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    • Description: Vermont III (steamboat) in dry dock at the Shelburne Shipyard.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    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.
      • 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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        • 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
        Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
        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
          Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
          Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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            • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry cruising in Lake Champlain. Cars are seen on the main deck. Photo #72.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
            Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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              • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg as it cruises on Lake Champlain. Photo #5.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
              Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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                • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg cruising out to open water on Lake Champlain.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
                Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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                  • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry the City of Plattsburg cruising in the waters of Lake Champlain.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                  Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1936-04-29
                    • Description: April 29, 1936. Construction workers for one of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferries. Photo #10.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
                    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