Pound Netting

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Pound Netting

Entry/Object ID

2021.43.01

Description

Hand-colored photo of brothers Frank and Rube Sewers hauling in a pound net (or pondnet) boiling with fish. The brother are leaning over the edge of a wooden dingy, their backs bent, faces shadowed by hats.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Print, photograph

Subject Person or Organization

Sewers, Reuben W. "Rube" Jr. 1894-1978, Sewers, Frank Wilmot 1894-1970

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.43

Source or Donor

Kozanecki, Bonnie (Sewers) 1941-2023

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Box

100 Commercial Fishing

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

1 inch tear and .25 gauge in upper edge. Traces of tape adhesive. On reverse side, paper yellowing around edges and dark smudge or mold.

General Notes

Note

5 minutes into the "RubesShack" Bud Sewer's audio interview, the color photo is described as "belonging to my grandfather" and show my uncle and guy from Grand Haven. Taken at Grand Haven.

Create Date

October 30, 2021

Update Date

July 28, 2025