Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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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- Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.(4X5)
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Undated view of Riverside Ave from across the gorge (Salmon Hole?) on the Winooski side. In the distance both the Fairview Garage (left) and Riverside Service Station (right) can be seen.
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- Champlain Ferries
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Open deck ferry, the Roosevelt, is docked and cars drive off. In the foreground a man walks along the path as a car makes its way along the same road. A business sign on the far right reads Wither. Undated but may be 1930s or 1940s.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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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...
Show more1936 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.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry cruising on Lake Champlain out beyond the breakwater. Several American flags are seen as well as cars on the main deck.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry cruising in Lake Champlain with the water front seen in the background.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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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.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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1936 close up broadside view of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry near the docking pilings. People are crowded on the boat's main deck and a few on an upper deck. Railroad cars seen in the background. Photo #2.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry docked near pilings in Lake Champlain. Photo #1.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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1936 very dark photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg docked next to the original Boat House on Burlington's water front. A barge is to the left. A motor boat is seen to the right.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg decked out with streamers of flags for its launching. The boat is in the lake just inside the break water at the Burlington water front. Photo #5.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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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.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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1936 photo of a Champlain Transportation Company ferry anchored inside the Burlington water front break water decked out with streamers of flags from bow to stern.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
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1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry City of Plattsburg cruising out to open water on Lake Champlain.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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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. - Ferry Construction
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July 7, 1936 photo of the double ended ferry, the City of Burlington afloat in the waters of Lake Champlain. In the foreground is an access ramp. To the right is a tug boat. Photo #75.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ticonderoga
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July 4, 1936 photo of two ferries on Lake Champlain. The City of Burlington is seen to the left as it seems to be easing its way into the water at its launching. The steamboat Ticonderoga is in the distance. People stand ashore watching. Photo #67.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ticonderoga
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1936 photo of the steamboat Ticonderoga cruising in Lake Champlain just inside the breakwater near the waterfront in Burlington, Vermont.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ticonderoga
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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.
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- Coolidge, Calvin
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Calvin Coolidge (center) stands among a group of much older men at UVM. Date unknown but may be 1920s.
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- Coolidge, Calvin
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Calvin Coolidge at University of Vermont commencement of 1928. He was given an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) that year. He is shown here walking with other dignitaries past Billings toward Ira Allen Chapel. Photo on p. 125 of Images of America Burlington.