First Well Digger, Washington Island

Name/Title

First Well Digger, Washington Island

Entry/Object ID

2000.06.013

Description

First well digger on Washington Island, a vital part of any farm.

Collection

Door County Archives Photo Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2000.06

Source or Donor

Orv Schopf

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1902

Place

Location

Washington Island/Door/WI

Notes

Early Date: 1902

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Men, Pumps, Bird houses

Search Terms

Well Drilling, Washington Island, Log Barn, Drilling Rig, Stone Fence

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

00.013

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Location

Building

Office/Photo File

Category

Permanent

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Date

Aug 7, 1985

Valuation Type

Aquisition Value

Value

$7.60

Copyright

Copyright Details

Bell Collection, Washington Island. Permission to publish must be obtained from the Island Gallery, Washington Island (1985).

General Notes

Note

Notes: Picture was made from a negative in the Bob Bell Collection and purchased in 1985 from Robert B. Cornell of the Island Gallery. Status: OK

Create Date

June 20, 2000

Update Date

August 29, 2026