Residences, Brown family

Photograph

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Residences, Brown family

Entry/Object ID

2024.15.09

Description

Two photographs of Brown family houses. 1. Photo taken of the house and yard. Handwritten note on the back reads "Joshua J. Brown house on the hill Saugatuck, MI. Beautiful blue hydrangea bush in front of porch. He put nails into the soil below bush to cause it to be blue!" 2. View from Mt. Baldhead marked "copyright 1915 by H.C. Simonson" and "Bird's Eye View of Saugatuck, Mich." An arrow and an X are written on the print to indicate home locations. Handwritten note on the back reads "To the right of the V is our house. James Brown - Bee Brown Finch - Sandra Finch and the X is Sandra's great grandparents house - Loren & Hattie Veits and Jessie Veits. Taken about 1920..."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Print, photograph

Subject Person or Organization

Brown, James Morgan 1875-1948, Edson, Sandra (Finch), Finch, Beatrice Marquita “Bee” (Brown) 1907-2005, Brown, Joshua J. 1844-1939, Veits, Hattie (Smalley) 1863-1948, Veits, Loren E. 1860-1946, Veits, Jessie Della 1885-1978, 149 Griffith/Lady Bird/Lucy's Little Kitchen/White House Bistro/Bea Finch house

Context

The 1999 historic survey places the James Brown/Bea Finch residence at 149 Griffith St. and the Jessie Veits residence at 311 Main St. The house with the X in the photo is at 300-something Water Street.

Collection

Family History, Buildings: Homes, cottages and private residences

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.15

Source or Donor

Edson, Sandra (Finch)

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Box

145 Brown, Finch and Edson family

Create Date

April 5, 2024

Update Date

April 5, 2024