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: Bow on 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. Undated but probably date it was launched in 1944.
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    Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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      • Description: Broadside sub-chaser SC 1029 on Lake Champlain. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Undated but probably the day 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: Historic double launching of two sub-chasers. 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. Photo #3.
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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. Stern view of 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. Seen here on Lake Champlain.
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          Miniature of Boats
          Boats
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            • Description: 1944/1945 photo of a boat in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard. Three men (two partially hidden on other side of the ship)converse.
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            Miniature of Boats
            Boats
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              • Description: 1944/1945 photo of six men as they inspect the underside of a large boat in dry dock most likely at Shelburne Shipyard.
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              Miniature of Boats
              Boats
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                • Description: 1944-1945 photo of three boats under construction most likely at the Shelburne Shipyard. Members of the work crew stand on board.
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                Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                  • Description: Slightly out of focus photo of broadside of one of the naval crafts built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen here as it moves through the waters of Lake Champlain. Undated but probably 1940s. See also mcalA10F08i05
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                  Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                  Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                    • Description: Seen here the twin propellers at the stern of one of the crafts built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Photo #11. See also mcalA01F11i02, mcalA01F11i17.
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                    Miniature of Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
                    Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
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                      • Description: A group of men standing around and beneath a large boat that is up on timber and metal supports showing the stern end with its propellers. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Numbers arranged vertically partially visible on the stern. Photo #9. See mcalA01F11i02.
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