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. - 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.
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Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Description: May 11, 1936. View of one end of a ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Shows the underside and support poles. Photo #23.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Description: June 7, 1936 photo of the construction of a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company. Probably the City of Burlington. The pilot house is taking shape. Photo #35.
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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.
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Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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- Description: 1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image appears to be a wooden ramp or maybe a portion of a cradle that will hold a ferry being constructed for the Champlain Transportation Company.
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Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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- Description: 1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image is very over exposed and washed out. Seen are workmen, a structure, ladders and other construction material. Probably the building of a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs