Guy McCracken

Name/Title

Guy McCracken

Entry/Object ID

2007.02.0001

Description

Guy McCracken. McCracken was an early model ship builder who lived on Bay Shore Road. Here he is posed next to his wood pile and a big log with a sign that says "Paul Bunion of Door County Cut This Log For a Toothpick 1865 B.C." He is holding a jug in one hand and a cant hook for rolling logs in the other. One of his boat models is sitting on the log and there is a big axe in the log.

Collection

Door County Archives Photo Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2007.02

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - New, Purchases, etc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

Bayshore Drive/Sturgeon Bay/Door/WI

Notes

Date: Early 1940's

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

Search Terms

People, Door County, Bayshore Drive, McCracken

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

(07.0001)

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Location

Building

Office/Photo File

Category

Permanent

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 17, 2007

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McCracken, Guy

General Notes

Note

Notes: Computer generated picture, scanned from an old post card belonging to Brad Birmingham. Status: OK

Create Date

February 17, 2007

Update Date

May 7, 2026