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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- Champlain, Lake [37]
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- black-and-white photographs [59]
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- Ships [61]
- Warships [48]
- Boats and boating [44]
- Shelburne Shipyard, Inc [34]
- Government vessels [9]
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Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ensign Martha P. Dinsmore, USNR stands holding a bouquet of flowers at the christening of sub-chaser SC 1505 April 16, 1944. Ship built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Photo #2. See also mcalA10F07i07
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07-15
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Seen here as it moves through the waters of Lake Champlain. Undated but probably 1940s. See also mcalA10F07i05
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
SC 1506 (110 foot sub-chaser) in the waters of Lake Champlain. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. Probably 1940s.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 15, 1944. Bow on 110 foot sub-chaser, SC 1506, seen on Lake Champlain. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07-15
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May 14, 1944. Christening 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. Mrs. Lewis F. Olson, Sponsor, does the christening. Photo #1.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-05-14
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May 14, 1944. The 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 #3.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The bows of SC 1029 and SC 1030 are adorned with bunting and American flags. Built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. at the Shelburne Shipyard in Vermont. Company locally called Donovan Contracting. An historic double launching with the two vessels side by side on the Crandall deck. Location Lake Champlain probably on the day they were launched in 1942. Photo #6.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-04-16
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 16, 1944 Launching of 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. Photo #6.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Date probably 1942 SC 1029 seen in 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. Keel laid 4/27/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/30/44.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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. Keel laid 4/27/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/30/44.
Title: Donovan Construction Company, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 31, 1942 historic double launching of two sub-chasers. Both ships 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. SC1029 keel laid 4/27/42. Launched 8/31/42. Commissioned 11/16/42. Transferred to France 10/30/44. SC1030 built at 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 #8.
Title: P.T. Boat
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 photo of sub chaser SC 1504 built by Donovan Construction Company of St. Paul, Minn. with the Ticonderoga steamboat seen to the right in background
Title: P.T. Boat
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
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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