Concrete piers

Photograph

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

HM Pier work 1938.jpg 486KB: By the mid 1930s, the wooden piers were replaced with reinforced concrete as seen here in 1938.
HM Pier work 1938.jpg 486KB

By the mid 1930s, the wooden piers were replaced with reinforced concrete as seen here in 1938.

Name/Title

Concrete piers

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.358

Description

A dredge barge and workmen pouring concrete wall that will form replacement piers on the outlet of the Kalamazoo River. This image was featured as History Mystery #115 with the question "The new river channel and piers were completed in 1906. What is going on here?" and the solution "By the mid 1930s, the wooden piers were replaced with reinforced concrete as seen here in 1938."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Saugatuck Harbor Piers/Channel 1906-present

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Kalamazoo River

Collection

Nautical

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.10

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

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

November 5, 2023

Update Date

April 2, 2024