Name/Title
Mt. Baldhead Hotel from the Chain FerryEntry/Object ID
2021.103.14Description
Photographic exhibit #7 from legal complaint filed on June 20, 1967 in Allegan County by plaintiffs Walter and Elizabeth Coburn, [proprietors of the Ship 'N Shore Hotel/Motel/Boatel] vs. defendant Kalamazoo Ferry Company [Peterson] about the trimming of vegetation and installation of pilings by the eastern Chain Ferry landing.
Yellow Plaintiff's Exhibit sticker on back of photo is dated 3-26-68.
This is a reprint of a historic photo of Saugatuck's riverfront. It does not show Saugatuck in the mid-'60s.
The photo shows the cluster of buildings on the river bank, just north of the eastern Chain Ferry landing. A railing visible in the lower left corner of the image suggests the photo was taken from the Chain Ferry.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Print, photographSubject Person or Organization
First Congregational Church Saugatuck, Mt. Baldhead Hotel 1933-1959/Tourists' Home 1901, Chain Ferry Landings, Mount Baldhead Dune/ParkSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Kalamazoo RiverCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2021.103Source or Donor
Saugatuck-Douglas District LibraryAcquisition Method
DonationLocation
Filing cabinet
Files Accession NumberRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Chain Ferry LandingsCreate Date
December 30, 2021Update Date
March 31, 2024