Name/Title
Rob Carey portfolioEntry/Object ID
2022.44.02Scope and Content
Black vinyl portfolio with clear plastic pages stuffed with photographs and illustrations created by Douglas resident and historian Rob Carey. Collection includes images of fireworks over Lake Kalamazoo, winter/snow scenes, Saugatuck Village Hall, the Maplewood Hotel, The Butler, Butler Street, Wick's Park, the boardwalk and docks at Cook Park, Le Levant, The Blueberry House (the Carey home in Douglas), the Peterson Grist Mill, the Chain Ferry, the replica lighthouse at Tower Marine, the Star of Saugatuck, the Keewatin, the gazebo at Coghlin Park, view from Mt. Baldhead, custom-made signs, Oval Beach, logo for a "Saugatuck University", negatives and positives for "Great Lakes Port" design and Cisco and Island Queen boat/ships illustrations. Some motives used for screen printing t-shirts for his shop on Butler Street.
All undated. Work estimated to be produced between 1995 to 2015Context
Mr. Carey wrote and illustrated many books and articles about local history. (See "Remembering When" 2021.87). He also took photos of contemporary local scene that were often digitally enhanced to be sold as products and souvenirs.Collection
0001 Anishinabek/Ojibwe/Odawa/Bodéwadmi, Nautical, WinterCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2022.44Source or Donor
Kutzel, KenAcquisition Method
DonationDimensions
Height
15 inWidth
12 inDepth
1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Cook/Morrision Park 1945-, Cisco (ship), Island Queen I and II Paddlewheelers, 102 Butler/Saugatuck Village Hall, 428 Butler/Maplewood Hotel b.1860/facade 1923, Butler Street, 844 Holland/Peterson Grist Mill, Red Dock/Keewatin Dock/Tower Harbor Village/Eastland/Crawford Trans. Co. Dock, Bandstand, Wicks Park 1976-, Diane (boat) Chain Ferry 1965-present, Coghlin Park, Star of Saugatuck (boat) 2000-Related Places
Place
* Untyped Place
Kalamazoo LakeCreate Date
June 11, 2022Update Date
June 12, 2025
