Mt. Baldhead view, panorama 1906-1909

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Mt. Baldhead view, panorama 1906-1909

Entry/Object ID

2019.27.03

Description

27x3.5" halftone-printed panorama photo taken from the top of Mount Baldhead. The paper image has been mounted on a beige board.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Halftone reproduction

Subject Person or Organization

Avalon, Harbert Cottage

Context

The view includes labels for Lake Michigan and New Harbor [completed 1906], Reservoir for water supply, Harbert's Cottage, Kalamazoo River, Village of Saugatuck and Top of Mt. Baldhead - Douglas in Distance. There is no sign of the Big Pavilion that was built in 1909.

Collection

Photographs, Mount Baldhead, Views from, 1880 Tourism steamship era -1930

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2019.27

Source or Donor

Found in the SDHS/SDHC collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

2018

Lexicon

Search Terms

Panoramic View of Saugatuck

Dimensions

Dimension Description

backing card

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

30 in

Location

Drawer

Flat Files drawer 15 photos

Condition

Notes

Item removed from mildewed frame July 2024 by Sally Winthers

Notes

Description of Condition: Unstable frame soiled glass.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Avalon, Harbert Cottage, Lone Pine Hill/Dune, Mount Baldhead Dune/Park, Saugatuck Harbor Piers/Channel 1906-present

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2019-08-19

Create Date

August 19, 2019

Update Date

October 21, 2024