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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Miniature of Boats
Boats
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    • Description: 1944-1945 view of the inside lower level of a large boat. A stairway leads to top deck.
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    Miniature of Boats
    Boats
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      • Description: 1944/1945 Six men inspect the underside of a huge boat most likely dry docked at Shelburne Shipyard.
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      Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
      Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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        • Description: The stern of one of the naval vessels seen just inside the breakwater on Lake Champlain. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Undated but probably day it was launched in 1940s.
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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 sub-chaser SC 1505 with Ensign Martha P. Dinsmore,USNR, Sponsor. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Photo #3. See also mcalA10F07i07
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          Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
          Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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            • Date Created: 1942-08-31
            • Description: Historic double launching August 31, 1942. SC1029 and SC1030 both built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Bunting and American flags adorn the bows. Photo #8.
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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 launch in the 1940s.
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              Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
              Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                • Description: Four boats seen positioned between pilings. Yard tugs, 66 feet in length,YT-297 and YT-298, are in front with two others directly behind them. They are 66 foot and built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Several Vermont firms contributed to their construction including Gebos' sawmill processing oak from Ferrisburgh. Other businesses were Stevens Machine Shop of Winooski, Vermont Structural Steel Company of Burlington, and Haigh Lumber Company. Bunting and American flags adorn the bows. Location may be Shelburne Shipyard and date may be spring 1940s. Patches of ice float in the water. Photo 9.
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                Miniature of Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
                Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
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                  • Description: 1944 or 1945 Watercolor painting of a marine vessel coded SC1505 (perhaps a military submarine chaser). Painting is signed Grace A. Webb. This subject is reminiscent of several photos McAllister took of the launching to such boats at the Shelburne Shipyard in April 1944. See photos under Donovan Construction Company, Burlington.
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                  Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                  Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                    • Date Created: 1944-07-15
                    • Description: July 15, 1944. Bow Quarter 110 foot sub-chaser, SC 1506, built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen here on Lake Champlain.
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                    Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                      • Date Created: 1944-07-15
                      • Description: July 15, 1944. Broadside sub-chaser SC 1506 seen in Lake Champlain. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Burlington, VT.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs