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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Creator(s)
Place(s)
- Champlain, Lake [9]
- Burlington (Vt.) [6]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [1]
Format(s)
- image [13]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [13]
- photographs [13]
Topic(s)
- Boats and boating [13]
- Ferries [13]
- Champlain Transportation Company [4]
- Construction projects [2]
- Machinery [2]
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Topic: ("Ferries")
Topic: ("Boats and boating")
Title: Burlington Lakefront
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1932; 1934, undated; 1932; 1934, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
January 9, 1934. The Admiral and Oneida, two ferries, at anchor at the Burlington lake front.
Title: Burlington Lakefront
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1932; 1934, undated; 1932; 1934, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
January 9, 1934. Photo #10. Elisha Goodsell Dock and three converted steam yachts (ferries) during winter at the Burlington lake front on Lake Champlain.
Title: Burlington Lakefront
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1932; 1934, undated; 1932; 1934, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
January 9, 1934. Photo #8. Goodsell Dock and ferry boat, Oneida, at the Burlington lake front on Lake Champlain.
Title: Champlain Ferries
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Champlain Ferries
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cars and a wagon with horses line up along the ferry access road to board the ferry operating on Lake Champlain. The Steamer Chateaugay can be seen to the extreme left. A portion of its name is visible along with its smoke stack and pumping arm. Buildings along side the road leading to the boarding dock are to the right. Undated but may be 1930s.
Title: Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry as it pulls away from the dock. Both main and upper decks are crowded with people. Buildings along the shore line can be seen. Photo #4.
Title: Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferry the City of Plattsburg cruising in the waters of Lake Champlain.
Title: Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Plattsburgh"
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936-04-30
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 30, 1936. Cooper-Bessimer engine being loaded into the body of a ferry being constructed by the General Ship & Engine Works in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company. The company was contracted to build both the City of Burlington and the City of Plattsburg ferries. Photo #11.
Title: Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936-04-30
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 30, 1936. Photo of the engine works on a ferry being constructed in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #16.
Title: Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936-05-04
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May 4, 1936. Construction site of a ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #18.
![Thumbnail: Vermont [Steamboat]](http://cdi.uvm.edu/archives/mcallister/mcalA18F16i03-thumb.jpg)
Title: Vermont [Steamboat]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The steamboat, Vermont, seen under the Crown Point Bridge spanning Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York state.
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