Ox-Bow Bend Kalamazoo River

Postcard

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Ox-Bow Bend Kalamazoo River

Entry/Object ID

2015.06.06

Description

Photo of a ship traveling down the Kalamazoo River with a notation on the back that ships like this took passengers to the beach [The ship pictured is a Great Lakes passenger and cargo steamship, not a beach launch]. Visitors to Camp Gray traveling to Camp Gray arrived on steamships. Postcard reverse is stamped Property of Saugatuck Marine Museum, donated by Camp Gray.

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Kalamazoo River

Collection

Photographs, Nautical

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2015.06

Source or Donor

Found in the SDHS/SDHC collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Search Terms

Postcard - Kalamazoo River with boat, Oxbow

Postcard Details

Publisher

Parrish & Simonson postcard publisher

Location

Postcard Binders (binder number unspecified)

Postcard Binder 2 water scenes lake river

General Notes

Note

Notes: Donated by Camp Gray Probably used in an early postcard display at the museum as it has a stamp saying it is the property of the Saugatuck Marine Museum. Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2015-03-16

Create Date

March 16, 2015

Update Date

April 23, 2024