Shriver's Fish House

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Shriver fish house near lighthouse 1885.jpg 191KB

very low resolution image so difficult to identify location

Name/Title

Shriver's Fish House

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.351

Description

Two boys in a rowboat with a docks, a shanty an open sailboat and a dune in the background. This image was featured as History Mystery # with the solution: The family on this bend in the river 120 years ago lived by fishing and farming. Today, the talented folks at Oxbow on the old Shriver's Bend are creating works of art.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Shriver's Bend

Collection

Nautical, Buildings: Lost, Transportation: water

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 4, 2023

Update Date

March 29, 2024