Name/Title
Gotham LifebuoyEntry/Object ID
2023.18.01Description
Flotation device from the Gotham, a fishing tug that sank the night of December 11, 1943. The ring-shaped life preserver is made of cork and wrapped in white-painted canvas. A rope is attached to the ring in four places with additional strips of canvas. "Gotham" and "Saugatuck" are hand painted on the ring with black paint.Context
Five people, Lewis Gotham, Sam Gotham, Fred Gotham, F. Harley Jones and 15-year-old Billy Jones perished when the Gotham went down at the narrow mouth of the Kalamazoo River.Collection
Nautical, Shipwrecks, 1840 ShipbuildingCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.18Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
This items was loaned to the Impression5 Science Center as part of a traveling version of the 2002 SDHC museum exhibit "Storm, Fire and Ice."
On Saturday, April 29, 2023 Matthew Hill, Director of Exhibits of the Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing dropped by the History Center to return the life ring to Sally Winthers.Location
* Untyped Location
OSH GardenRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gotham (boat) -1943, Gotham, Fred Calvin 1906-1943, Gotham, Lewis J. 1880-1943, Gotham, Sam 1908-1943Create Date
May 2, 2023Update Date
June 20, 2024
