Chain Ferry Scow with names

Photograph

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

JayMeyersOnFerry.jpg 2.1MB: It's too bad we didn't have this picture when all the fuss was being made over the new Chain Ferry - because this is one of the best we've seen on the subject. This photograph was taken in 1907 and shows (left to right) Allie Daggett and Ivan Arends sitting up on the wagon. The ever popular Jay Myers is next with his famous pipe in place. The gentleman in the back with his hands on his hips is Mr. Vreeland. Russell Frehse has both hands on the crank handle, and is porting a brand new pair of knickers. Ross Phelps is on the outside crank. The ladies at the rear are not identified, but the horse's name was Dobbin, of course. [Caption text from an undated Commercial Record newspaper clipping]
JayMeyersOnFerry.jpg 2.1MB

It's too bad we didn't have this picture when all the fuss was being made over the new Chain Ferry - because this is one of the best we've seen on the subject. This photograph was taken in 1907 and shows (left to right) Allie Daggett and Ivan Arends sitting up on the wagon. The ever popular Jay Myers is next with his famous pipe in place. The gentleman in the back with his hands on his hips is Mr. Vreeland. Russell Frehse has both hands on the crank handle, and is porting a brand new pair of knickers. Ross Phelps is on the outside crank. The ladies at the rear are not identified, but the horse's name was Dobbin, of course. [Caption text from an undated Commercial Record newspaper clipping]

Name/Title

Chain Ferry Scow with names

Entry/Object ID

2021.72.27

Description

Photo of ferryman Jay Myers, wearing a fedora and with a pipe in his mouth, standing next to a horse-drawn wagon or dray driven by Alvin Daggett with his helper boy Arends, who may be Ivan Arends. On the other side of the ferry are two boys on the crank. One is identified as Ross Phelps. A map in a boater hat, standing in front of two women under an umbrella, is identified as Vrieland or Vrielund.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Myers, Jay D. 1856-1928, Daggett, Alvin H. 1880-1966, Phelps, Rutherford Ross 1893-1958, Arends, Ivan Henry 1894-1971, Old Chain Ferry Scows c1836-1947, Frehse, Russell Raymond 1892-1976

Collection

1850 Chain ferries and landings/stores, Transportation: water

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.72

Source or Donor

Sheridan, John "Jack" O. 1938-

Acquisition Method

Donation

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Create Date

August 23, 2024

Update Date

March 27, 2025