Tanner's Hall party invitation

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. MRS. EDWIN DENSMORE; MRS. FRANK STOWE; MRS. D. WHITE. COMMITTEE OF INVITATION. Mrs. EMMA G. FERRIS Miss NELLIE FULLER Mrs. L. A. SHEAD Miss EMMA JOHNSON Mrs. BELLE SHAW MIss FANNIE UPHAM

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. MRS. EDWIN DENSMORE; MRS. FRANK STOWE; MRS. D. WHITE. COMMITTEE OF INVITATION. Mrs. EMMA G. FERRIS Miss NELLIE FULLER Mrs. L. A. SHEAD Miss EMMA JOHNSON Mrs. BELLE SHAW MIss FANNIE UPHAM

Name/Title

Tanner's Hall party invitation

Entry/Object ID

2016.37.30

Scope and Content

Paper invitation to a Leap Year Party at Tanner's Hall on August 14, 1872. The document was folded in thirds. The back is blank.

Context

On the top of the invitation is penciled the name of Captain J.N. Upham, a prosperous lake captain. Tanner's Hall was located where the north side of the Mize Rose Garden is in 2025. Saugatuck House was where Saugatuck Drug Store is in 2025. Two dollars in 1872 is the equivalent of $50 in 2025. This invitation gives a peek into Saugatuck social life in 1872.

Collection

Festivals, events, parades, celebrations, Nautical

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2016.37

Source or Donor

Pena, Day

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Dimension Description

unfolded

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Location

Box

007 Celebrations

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Upham, James Nelson 1826-1914, Mize Rose Garden north side/Fruit Growers State Bank/Clapp's Grocery/Flint's Shoes/Walz Meat Market/Griffin/Tanner, 201 Butler/Saugatuck Drug/Rexall/Parrish's Drug/Hotel Hamilton/Saugatuck House 1852-1913

Create Date

March 5, 2025

Update Date

March 5, 2025