A Camera Study scenic cards

Print

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Summer Sport on Lake Kalamazoo - A Camera Study Saugatuck Michigan

Name/Title

A Camera Study scenic cards

Entry/Object ID

2021.46.11

Description

Three blank, folded cards adorned with commercial lithographs and embossing to frame the images. The first card (blue ink) is a photo of small sail boats. The second card (purple-brown ink) is a photo of the crest of a dune with footprints in the foreground and two figures in the distance. The third is a view of Saugatuck from Mt. Baldhead with water-stained paper.

Type of Print

Lithograph

Artwork Details

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Kalamazoo Lake

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.46

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

4 in

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Accession Number

General Notes

Note

Charles R. Childs (1875–1960) was a prominent Chicago photographer and post card manufacturer. He produced postcards from the early 1900s and continued working into the 1950s. The 1910 Federal Census shows Childs as single and living in Chicago. His profession was listed as “Manufacturer of postcards” at that time. By 1920 the Census listed his profession as “Printer.” The C.R. Childs Company produced postcard images from the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Create Date

August 19, 2021

Update Date

May 13, 2024