Commercial fishing movie

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Commercial fishing movie

Entry/Object ID

2025.01.17

Scope and Content

Silent, color home movie created by the Cynthia Sorensen family. Segment one is one minute of commercial fishermen at work in Saugatuck. The Blue Star Highway bridge is visible in the background as the fishermen pack and weigh a catch of carp. Segment two is the entire 16-minute movie that includes a trip to Oval Beach, to Niagara Falls, Mackinac Island and out West.

Collection

1845 Fishing, commercial

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2025.01

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

Cynthia Sorensen loaned her 6mm film original to the SDHC for video transfer in 2022.

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sorensen, Cynthia A.

Web Links and URLs

Commercial fishermen at work, Entire 16-minute movie

Create Date

May 2, 2025

Update Date

May 2, 2025