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... Show moreDate 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. Show less
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... Show moreApril 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 Show less
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.
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.... Show moreSlightly 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 Show less
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.
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
Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT Lower level of Memorial Auditorium and a display of boats and boating supplies owned by Edgar Chiott & Sons. Chiott is listed as lighthouse keeper and proprietor in the Burlington city directory. (Duplicate of mcalB08F08i04.)
Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors. ... Show moreMid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors. (Slightly darker duplicate of mcalB08F08i02.) Show less
Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors.
The view in this image may be Burlington Harbor looking across Lake Champlain to the Adirondack Mountains. This slide comes from a series of photos taken during Herbert Wheaton Congdon's journey along the Long Trail from Mount Mansfield to the Brandon-Rochester Pass in 1914. Accompanying Congdon... Show moreThe view in this image may be Burlington Harbor looking across Lake Champlain to the Adirondack Mountains. This slide comes from a series of photos taken during Herbert Wheaton Congdon's journey along the Long Trail from Mount Mansfield to the Brandon-Rochester Pass in 1914. Accompanying Congdon were three non commissioned officers of the 23rd Regiment NY National Guard, Company A. Show less
This slide comes from a series of photos taken during Herbert Wheaton Congdon's journey along the Long Trail from Mount Mansfield to the Brandon-Rochester Pass in 1914. Accompanying Congdon were three non commissioned officers of the 23rd Regiment NY National Guard, Company A.
Hickok's Dock and Hickok's Point. Picture taken 1895. Hickok's Point is about midway between Ft. Cassin and Basin Harbor on the Vermont side. Hickok's served as a landing place for the "Water Lily" and the "Nellie" on their trips to Vergennes and Westport. Other landings on this route were Ft.... Show moreHickok's Dock and Hickok's Point. Picture taken 1895. Hickok's Point is about midway between Ft. Cassin and Basin Harbor on the Vermont side. Hickok's served as a landing place for the "Water Lily" and the "Nellie" on their trips to Vergennes and Westport. Other landings on this route were Ft. Cassin, Kimballs, Mile Point, Basin Harbor, with the occasional landings at Higginson's Harbor and Barn Rock on the N.Y. side. Show less
