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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Chicago Sunday Tribune, July 18, 1915 for the Steamers United States and Rochester.

Chicago Sunday Tribune, July 18, 1915 for the Steamers United States and Rochester.

Name/Title

Steamer Service Advertisements

Entry/Object ID

2022.03.48

Scope and Content

a. Fading photocopy of a two-page spread from "Douglas, The Town to Remember" (original booklet at 2007.06.26) with description of beach bathing/swimming options and ads for Terrace Park Farm, Morgan Ice Company, Walz Sanitary Barber Shop and Oak Manor. Notation on photocopy suggest publication date of "circa 1985 or 1895" but since Big Pool is mentioned as a swimming option, the booklet is more likely from 1920-1930. b. Photocopy of ad for Douglas, Saugatuck and Chicago Line Staunch Steamer J.S. Seaverns with Robert Reid listed as clerk and R.T. Rogers listed as master. Ad was reprinted to illustrate an article about the ship. Source unknown. c-d. Photocopies of an advertisement from the Chicago Sunday Tribune, July 18, 1915 for the Steamers United States and Rochester. The ad lists lodging options "in the charming twin cities on Lake "Kazoo" that include the Allahee Lodge, Bird Center, Batavia Resort, Hotel Butler, Maplewood, The Ashton, Tourists' Home, Beachmont, Douglas House, Hedgerow Villa, Idylease, McVea Homestead and Rosemont plus the proprietors name. Ads for competing resorts of Waukazoo Inn, Holland and Emery Fruit Farm resort near St. Joseph also visible. These photocopies were previously cataloged as items 95-50-1 a-d

Context

These early tourism ads helped establish Saugatuck and Douglas as vacation destinations

Collection

1880 Tourism steamship era -1930

Acquisition

Accession

2022.03

Location

* Untyped Location

197 Shipwrecks

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Valentine Lodge/Idylease

Person or Organization

High Camp/Allahee Lodge

Person or Organization

Bird Center Resort

Person or Organization

428 Butler/Maplewood Hotel b.1860/facade 1923

Person or Organization

306 Mary

Person or Organization

Beachmont Resort

Person or Organization

19 S. Washington/Douglas House and Tavern/Eagle Hotel/Wades Hotel

Person or Organization

Hedgerow Villa

Person or Organization

McVea Homestead

Person or Organization

Rosemont Inn/Rosemont Lodge/Rose Mont

Person or Organization

Indiana Transportation Company

Person or Organization

Rogers, Reuben Turner 1840-1926

Person or Organization

Reid, Robert Jr. 1855-1922

Person or Organization

40 Butler/Hotel Butler/Grist Mill/Haymarket

Person or Organization

Mt. Baldhead Hotel 1933-1959/Tourists' Home 1901

Create Date

May 25, 2022

Update Date

April 8, 2024