Name/Title
Walker, Brittain, Phelps, Newnham, Latta and Pride portraitEntry/Object ID
2023.10.279Description
The power couples of Saugatuck, circa 1900
Writing on the border identifies the sitters as:
Mrs. Walker
Dr. R.J. Walker
Capt. Ralph Brittain
Capt. George Phelps
Steven L. Newnham
Prof. P.A. Latta
Mr. E.S. Pride
Mrs. Pride (assumed to be his 2nd wife Delia)
Mrs. Brittain (assumed to be his 2nd wife Effie)
Mrs. Phelps
Mrs. NewnhamPhotograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
Walker, Dr. Robert J.1869-1944, Brittain, Ralph Case 1842-1905, Phelps, Waterman George Grandison 1849-1934, Latta, Prof. P.A. c1838- 1911, Pride, Edward S. 1848-1912, Newnham, Stephen Lynne 1854-1945, Walker, Winifred Catherine (Cummings) 1873-1960, Brittain, Effie L. (Spaulding) 1862-1943, Phelps, Mary Frances (Deming) 1856-1931, Newnham, Althea L. (Deming) 1861-1937, Pride, Delia Fances (Hopkins) 1857-1946, Latta, Margaret Jane (Just) 1843-1913Context
This photos captures Saugatuck leading educators, mariners, doctor, shipbuilders and business people. Some came to the new town during the logging era, pivoted to benefit from shipping and/or shipbuilding. To serve the town's next economic engine - tourism, the Pride's transformed their furniture store into the Maplewood Hotel and the Phelps converted a mill into the Hotel Butler. Mr. Phelps, Latta, Pride and Mrs. Phelps served as teachers, school board members or adminstrators. Dr. Walker was the town's beloved curmudgeon physician. Delia Pride ran a nursing home with her sister that was replaced by the Douglas Community Hospital.Collection
Family History, Education and schools, Nautical, Commercial businesses, Hospitals, medical care and doctors, 1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
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. This collection of images was loaned to the SDHC by Erik Peterson.Location
* Untyped Location
Digital data in CatalogItGeneral 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 31, 2023Update Date
October 31, 2023