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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22 1944
Miniature of Boats
Boats
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    • Date Created: undated
    • Description: Seen here the stern of a ship with its twin propellers. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vt. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. A group of men standing around and beneath the stern that is up on timber and metal supports. Numbers arranged vertically partially visible on the stern. Undated but may be 1940s. See also mcalA01F11i17 and mcalA10F07i25.
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    Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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      • Description: SC 1029 and SC 1030 docked. SC 1029 built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Keel laid 4/27/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/30/44. SC 1030 built by Donovan Contracting Co., Shelburne, Vt. Keel laid 5/4/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/2/44. To the right in the background is the steamboat Ticonderoga with a large sign atop the upper deck reading SHOW BOAT. The Ti traveled from Burlington Vt to Port Kent, NY until 1953.
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      Miniature of P.T. Boat
      P.T. Boat
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: Sub-chaser SC 1029 built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. Keel laid 4/27/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/30/44. Seen here in Burlington harbor. Break water in distance.
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        Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
        Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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          • Date Created: 1944-04-30
          • Description: April 30, 1944. Christening of SC 1505 built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Ensign Martha P. Dinsmore, USNR seen saluting. Photo #4.
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          Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
          Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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            • Date Created: 1944-04-16
            • Description: April 16, 1944. Sub-chaser SC 1505. Christening Sponsor's Party. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Ensign Martha P. Dinsmore, USNR holding bouquet of flowers. Photo #2. See also mcalA10F07i27 and mcalA10F07i08
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            Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
            Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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              • Description: Stern of a twin propelled ship. Built by the Donovan Construction Co. of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting Company. Probably 1940s. Photo #10. See also mcalA01F11i02 and mcalA01F11i17
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              Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
              Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                • Description: One of the naval crafts built by the Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen here as it moves out along the breakwater. Undated but may be the day it was launched in the 1940s.
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                Miniature of Boats
                Boats
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                  • Description: 1944-1945 photo of five men stand along side a large boat in dry dock.
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                  Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                  Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                    • Date Created: 1944-05-14
                    • Description: May 14, 1944. SC 1506. Sponsor's Party. Mrs. Lewis F. Olson is seen hand clasped standing closest to the champagne bottle suspended from above. Ship built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Far right the steamboat Ticonderoga is docked. Photo #4. See also mcalA10F07i10
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                    Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                      • Description: One of the naval vessels by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. built at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vermont. Seen here on Lake Champlain. Photo undated but probably day it was launched in the 1940s.
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