Pile-Driving Barge West Side

Name/Title

Pile-Driving Barge West Side

Entry/Object ID

2018.20.12

Description

Pile-driving barge, probably preparing for a temporary ferry dock, near the Michigan St. bridge after a freighter collision disabled that bridge on October 21, 1960. The repair was completed by mid-November. The Door County Co-op elevator can be seen in the background.

Collection

ferry dock

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2018.20

Source or Donor

Ken Fahs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Herb Reynolds

Date made

1960 - 1969

Notes

Date: 1960

Lexicon

Search Terms

bridges, Michigan Street ("steel"), accident, ferry dock, bridge repair

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Scanned photograph, Black-and-White

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fahs, Ken

Create Date

November 26, 2018

Update Date

August 15, 2026