Sewers Fishtown-era Family Photos

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Mary Sewers and children, original cyanotype blue color

Mary Sewers (striped dress) with sons George (wearing cap), twins Frank and Rube (seated in gowns) and protesting daughter Florence. Standing woman in dark dress and baby is unknown. "R.W. Sewers" is written in the upper left corner

Name/Title

Sewers Fishtown-era Family Photos

Entry/Object ID

2021.43.10

Description

Five cabinet card photos mounted on cardboard with embossed frames. Cards depict the Reuben and Mary Sewers family during the time they lived at Fishtown in the 1890s. The card "Mary Sewers and children" is a cyanotype and has a photo of Fishtown from the water on the reverse side.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject Person or Organization

Fishtown

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Kalamazoo River

Collection

Family History

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.43

Source or Donor

Kozanecki, Bonnie (Sewers) 1941-2023

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Dimension Description

all cards except F.E. Alexander Railway Photo Card which is 6.5x4.75"

Height

4 in

Width

5 in

Location

Box

100 Commercial Fishing

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

A few gouged edges or bent corners but overall in remarkably good condition.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sewers, George James 1891-1954, Sewers, Reuben Washington Sr. 1850-1939, Sewers, Mary Frances (Wilmot) 1873-1939, Sewers, Reuben W. "Rube" Jr. 1894-1978, Sewers, Frank Wilmot 1894-1970, Sewers, Florence B. 1893-1984, Sewers, Winifred "Winnie'" Ruth 1897-1917

Create Date

October 31, 2021

Update Date

March 29, 2024