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 Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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    • Description: Naval personnel pose for a group photo next to one of the naval ships built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Undated but probably on the day the ship was launched in the 1940s.
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    Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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      • Description: SC 1029 and SC 1030 seen docked. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Undated but probably mid 1940s. Photo probably taken from the Ticonderoga that is seen docked next to the naval boats in mcalA10F07i02.
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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 1504 onto Lake Champlain Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen to the far right is the steamboat Ticonderoga, that traveled on the lake from Burlington, Vt to Port Kent, NY until 1953. Photo #4.
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        Miniature of Boats
        Boats
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          • Date Created: 1944/1945
          • Description: 1944/1945 photo of a damaged military vessel in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard. ID code on side of boat reads: "U.S. Army P-239" Late Fall - January
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          Miniature of Boats
          Boats
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            • Description: 1944-1945 photo of top deck of a huge boat with a view of Lake Champlain beyond. Location most likely Shelburne Shipyard.
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            Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
            Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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              • Description: Broadside SC 1029 seen on Lake Champlain inside the breakwater. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Undated but probably the date it was launched in the 1940s.
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              Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
              Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                • Description: The sterns of two ships seen here with shipbuilders congregated around the twin propellers. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Date unknown but may be 1940s. Photo #9. See also mcalA01F11i02 and mcalA01F11i17
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                Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                  • Date Created: 1942-08-31
                  • Description: August 31, 1942. Historic double launching. Senator Warren Austin delivered keynote address. SC-1029 built by Donovan Construction Company at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. 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. Photo #3.
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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. Christening of 110 foot sub-chaser, SC 1506, by Mrs. Lewis F. Olson, Sponsor. Ship built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Photo #2.
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                    Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                      • Description: Stern of one of the naval crafts, probably 110 foot sub-chaser, SC 1506, built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Location and date unknown but probably Lake Champlain on the day ship was launched in 1944.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs