Interurban Station

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

89-1-145 interurban station.jpg 1.2MB

Marv Thompson, Clarence Lynds, B. Cartright, Put [Pat] Eaton, Ed Hall

Name/Title

Interurban Station

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.170

Description

Men and a child pose for a photo outside the Michigan Railway Station [a.k.a. the Interurban] on a snowy, winter day. Writing on the print indicates that Marv. Thompson and B. Cartright are the men holding shovels. A cart is loaded with newspapers, sacks, and a box from the Harold Bertsch Shoe Co. of Grand Rapids. This may be the Interurban station that had a turn-around loop in front of the Hotel Butler. A sign on the building reads "American Railway Express" Jack Sheridan dates this photo as circa 1920s.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Interurban Railroad 1899-1927, Lynds, Clarence 1875-1967, Cartwright, Leroy Bert 1876-1950

Collection

1899 Interurban electric train -1926

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.10

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

These photos were scanned by SDHS volunteers and were posted on the Photo Blog in the hopes that community members would contribute more information. "tu" in the filename indicates the photo was "touched up" by Jack Sheridan

Lexicon

Search Terms

snow, winter, transporting goods, commerce

Location

Box

031 A+B+C+D Photo Files

General Notes

Note

These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.

Create Date

October 9, 2023

Update Date

August 16, 2024