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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- State Health Building Construction (Burlington, VT)
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- 1952
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1952 construction site photo of State Health Building being built. Listed as 115 Colchester Ave. in 1954 city directory (currently 195 Colchester Ave.). Newly built Mary Fletcher Hospital seen to the center right in background.
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- State Health Building Construction (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1952
- Description
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1952 construction site photo of State Health Building being built. Listed as 115 Colchester Ave. in 1954 city directory (currently 195 Colchester Ave.). Newly built Mary Fletcher Hospital seen to the right in background.
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- Surveyors
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December 7, 1932. Two surveyors with measuring instrument. One surveyor stands in a deep hole at the base of an embankment.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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January 26, 1955. The bow of the steamship Ticonderoga, is seen here. The entire ship is seated and welded to a wheeled cradle upon which the ship will be moved along the double railroad tracks laid before it. The cradle had been submerged in a man made basin that was flooded, the boat positioned...
Show moreJanuary 26, 1955. The bow of the steamship Ticonderoga, is seen here. The entire ship is seated and welded to a wheeled cradle upon which the ship will be moved along the double railroad tracks laid before it. The cradle had been submerged in a man made basin that was flooded, the boat positioned over the cradle and then the basin drained allowing the boat to come to rest on the cradle. Photo 106.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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January 31, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga begins its 9,250 foot overland journey to the Shelburne Museum. The ship has been welded to its wheeled cradle. The railroad tracks have been laid in front of her and she will make a 150 foot advance on this first day. Photo 115.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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February 18, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga navigates a curve on its overland route from Shelburne Bay to the Shelburne Museum.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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November 6, 1954. The steamship Ticonderoga is seen in the southern end of Shelburne Bay. A basin was dug, filled with water to raise the ship onto a cradle and then the basin was drained so the ship came to rest on the cradle for its 2 mile overland journey to the Shelburne Museum. Photo 45.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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November 6, 1954. The steamship Ticonderoga, her engines still, the lower half of her paddlewheels temporarily removed sits at the end of Shelburne Bay near the LaPlatte River. A tugboat was required to push her into a man made basin dug to allow her to be positioned over a wheeled cradle needed...
Show moreNovember 6, 1954. The steamship Ticonderoga, her engines still, the lower half of her paddlewheels temporarily removed sits at the end of Shelburne Bay near the LaPlatte River. A tugboat was required to push her into a man made basin dug to allow her to be positioned over a wheeled cradle needed to move her 2 miles overland to the Shelburne Museum. Photo 41.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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February 9, 1955. Another view of the 220 foot long, 892 ton Ticonderoga in a field as it is pulled along railroad tracks for 2 miles to the Shelburne Museum. Just below the name of the boat one can see where the upper portion of the paddlewheel is located. The lower part was temporarily removed...
Show moreFebruary 9, 1955. Another view of the 220 foot long, 892 ton Ticonderoga in a field as it is pulled along railroad tracks for 2 miles to the Shelburne Museum. Just below the name of the boat one can see where the upper portion of the paddlewheel is located. The lower part was temporarily removed before she began her trip. Photo 130.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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December 30, 1954. Engineers and surveyors signal and look through their instruments. On this date the flooding of a man made basin is taking place. The steamship Ticonderoga was pushed into the basin. The flooding allows the ship to rise as one million gallons of water per hour fill the basin....
Show moreDecember 30, 1954. Engineers and surveyors signal and look through their instruments. On this date the flooding of a man made basin is taking place. The steamship Ticonderoga was pushed into the basin. The flooding allows the ship to rise as one million gallons of water per hour fill the basin. Surveyor calculations is the only way to position the ship precisely over a submerged wheeled cradle. Photo 84.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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February 5, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga (built in 1906), slowly inches its way across a frozen field on its way to a permanent site, the Shelburne Museum. The boat is welded to its cradle pulled by winches. Railroad tracks are laid in sections of 300 ahead of the vessel. Progress per day is...
Show moreFebruary 5, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga (built in 1906), slowly inches its way across a frozen field on its way to a permanent site, the Shelburne Museum. The boat is welded to its cradle pulled by winches. Railroad tracks are laid in sections of 300 ahead of the vessel. Progress per day is never more than 250 feet. Photo 120.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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February 19, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga travels overland pulled by winches as it rides along double railroad tracks. On the left workman from the W. B. Hill Company of Tilton, New Hampshire work the rails while a family stands nearby on the right. Photo 136.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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January 29, 1955. Two days before the steamship Ticonderoga starts is 9,250 feet overland journey to the Shelburne Museum. Double railroad tracks have been laid and she will inch her way over them progressing no more than 250 feet a day. Photo 111.
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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November 5, 1954. The steamboat Ticonderoga is seen in Shelburne Bay. A basin was dug, filled with water to raise the ship onto a cradle and then the basin was drained so the ship came to rest on the cradle for its 2 mile overland journey to the Shelburne Museum. Photo 46.
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- UVM - Graduation Ceremony
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1947 University of Vermont graduation ceremony in front of Waterman building on campus.
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- UVM - Graduation Ceremony
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1947 University of Vermont graduation ceremony in front of Waterman building on campus.
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- UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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Temporary housing units near main campus, with a few parked cars and trucks. These dwellings preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
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- UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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Temporary housing units near main campus. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
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- UVM Botany Dept.
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Unidentified male, possibly a researcher, in wetland setting (also unknown but presumably near UVM campus).
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- UVM Ira Allen Chapel
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Ira Allen Chapel, as seen from the UVM green on a snowy day.