Anchor (Wicks) Park activities 1953

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

a723 Anchor Park.jpg 3.8MB

Name/Title

Anchor (Wicks) Park activities 1953

Entry/Object ID

2022.21.723

Description

Simmons negative number 723 A bent woman walks north on Water Street past a large anchor and flagpole. She is passing along Anchor Park where teens play miniature golf and a boy waits for customers to play "25 cents a round" at the Hot Shot booth. The Beachway is visible in the distance. Index text: activities at Anchor Park 1953 From photographic negatives created by William R. Simmons, editor of the Commercial Record newspaper between 1941 and 1961. More information may be in the 2001 SDHS book "Off the Record"

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Hoffman, Richard "Dick", Beachway Inn/Ferry Inn c1905-, Wicks Park/Anchor Park/site after 1937, Anchor Park Amusement Center 1951-1975

Collection

William (Bill) Simmons

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.21

Location

Box

194 Simmons Negatives

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Simmons, William "Bill" R. 1890/1-1966

Create Date

March 25, 2022

Update Date

April 18, 2024