Map illustration 1954 W.R.S.

Name/Title

Map illustration 1954 W.R.S.

Entry/Object ID

2021.18.40

Description

Tourism area map dotted with white correction tape.

Context

This map was likely used to illustrate a visitors guide since it highlights general attractions rather than featuring one particular business. Attractions indicated include the Red Barn Theatre, Goshorn Lake, Singapore, the Old Dugroad, Kalamazoo River, Orchards, Old Lighthouse, Shriver's Bend, Ox-Bow, Fishtown Trail, Oval Beach and Beach House, Mt. Baldhead, Moore's Creek, Camp Gray, Saugatuck Yacht Club, Shorewood, Douglas Beach, Rowboat Ferry, Saugatuck, Douglas, Kalamazoo Lake, the Island Queen, Bowling, Lakeshore Road. Illustrations include swimmers, boaters, photographers, fishermen and an artist. Golf courses are indicated with a flag. Other details include the Douglas water tower, Frank Wicks or other man driving luggage or supplies on Old Allegan/Richmond Road, Saugatuck cemetery, dunes

Collection

1930+ Tourism, activites, tours and attractions, 1870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture, Maps, 1930+ Tourism, brochures, guides and maps, 1836 Singapore

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.18

Source or Donor

Lane, Kit, family

Map Details

Date Published

1954

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

8 in

Location

Drawer

Flat Files drawer 12 tourism maps

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Emerson Lounge/Guardian Brewery/Red Barn Theater/Playhouse, Kalamazoo Lighthouses 1839/1858/1956-present, Shriver's Bend, Oval Beach 1936-present, Saugatuck Beach House, Mount Baldhead Dune/Park, Ox-Bow/Summer School of Art, Presbyterian Camp/Camp Gray/Forward Movement Park 1899-2014, Saugatuck Yacht Club, Shorewood/Hemlock Terrace, Douglas Beach, Stairs and Park, Island Queen I and II Paddlewheelers, Alley's Lakeview Lanes/Collins' Community Lanes Bowling, Riverside Cemetery 1864-

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Goshorn Lake

Copyright

Copyright Date

1954

Create Date

March 26, 2025

Update Date

March 26, 2025