Postcard collection

page 1 front: The Big Pavilion. Hotel Saugatuck and the Pavilion Dock. Interior of Pavilion
page 1 front

The Big Pavilion. Hotel Saugatuck and the Pavilion Dock. Interior of Pavilion

Name/Title

Postcard collection

Entry/Object ID

2022.03.30

Description

Seven printed and three real photo postcards glued to two pages from a scrapbook. Compiled by a Camp Gray visitor. [page 1] Flower garden and lawn across the river from the Big Pavilion, color postcard. Interior of Big Pavilion with flags handing over empty dance floor, color postcard. Kalamazoo River Bridge on US 31 "We row under this bridge to go to Hot Pickle Point for Cook-out", b/w real photo card. Street scene in Saugatuck, b/w real photo card. Shows D.A. Heath building with Tripp's Drug Store, Super Values grocery store, and Consumers Power Co. storefronts. [page 2] Westminster Lodge, walk to Emerson hill, Lytton hall at right, cabin in distance, b/w real photo card. Children on Lake Michigan, "such fun to get away from the dirty city," b/w real photo card Lodge beach on a busy day, b/w real photo card. View of the Oval -- public bathing beach located north of Camp Gray, color postcard. Road leading to Westminster Lodge, Camp Gray and the Oval Beach, color postcard.

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.03

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Location

Binder

Postcard Binders (binder number unspecified)

Condition

Condition

Fair

Notes

The postcards have been glued to the deteriorating, battered album pages. The real photo cards are not aging as well as the printed cards and the Street Scene card has portions of emulsion torn away.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bridge, Blue Star Highway 1936

Create Date

March 3, 2022

Update Date

July 23, 2024