Name/Title
Wicks Park Merry-go-roundEntry/Object ID
2023.10.319Description
A girl and two women seated on a metal playground carousel. The girl is biting into a cloud of cotton candy. She had a camera in her free hand. A beer can lays near her sandal-clad feet. Her legs are bare. A creepy caption reads "See me at Saugatuck, Mich. P-1796"
This image was featured as History Mystery #60 with the solution: Wicks Park ca 1940 - about where the band shell is today.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
Anchor Park Amusement Center 1951-1975Context
See 2022.21.630 for a winter photo of the site that shows the merry-go-round apparatus.Collection
1930+ Tourism, activites, tours and attractionsCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.Location
* Untyped Location
Digital data in CatalogItGeneral Notes
Note
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.Create Date
November 3, 2023Update Date
September 19, 2024