Sewers fishing snapshots

Photograph

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Sewers fishing snapshots

Entry/Object ID

2021.43.12

Description

18 photos of commercial fishing activity including: 4 of pound/pond netting, 3 of net reels including shot of (?) Cartwright and Bert Rastall (with back to camera), the tug Andrew, Color photo a fishermen from Manitowoc, Wisconsin loading their tug with Saugatuck peaches circa 1957 (innovation born of economic hardship) Rube Sewers' fish shanty sign on the Demerest Shanty 1963, Jack and Jim Sewers, Ev Van Plew and Gordy McDonald Frank and Rube Sewers with his dog Topsie, Mamie (Jones) Sewers and Jim Sept. 12, 1916 May Schrueig (?) at fish shanty 1927 Demeter Marie + Eddy + Jimmy (and dog) Summer 1945. Various sizes, 16 black and white, 2 color images Circa 1910-1960

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Print, photograph

Subject Person or Organization

Sewers, Frank Wilmot 1894-1970, Sewers, Reuben W. "Rube" Jr. 1894-1978, Sewers, George James 1891-1954, Sewers, John Clare "Jack" 1918-1983, Sewers, George James "Jim" 1916-1989, Van Plew, Everett "Ev" LeRoy c1915-1958, Rastall, Bert, Fishtown, Water St. Fishing Docks

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Kalamazoo River

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.43

Source or Donor

Kozanecki, Bonnie (Sewers) 1941-2023

Acquisition Method

Donation

Location

Box

100 Commercial Fishing

Create Date

October 31, 2021

Update Date

March 30, 2024