Kalamazoo River 40 - Motor launch

Postcard

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

3MB

3MB

Name/Title

Kalamazoo River 40 - Motor launch

Entry/Object ID

2021.18.72

Description

Unmailed, printed postcard with an image of a canopied motor launch tied up at the end of a long dock along with a lighter and a rowboat. More boats are visible along the wooded bank. Unmailed

Context

In the early 1900s, these sort of motorized, propeller boats ferried passengers across or along the river. The launch may be the Uncle Sam.

Collection

Postcards, Nautical, Transportation: water

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.18

Source or Donor

Lane, Kit, family

Postcard Details

Publisher

H.C. Simonson & Co. Publishers

Printer

Reed-Tandler Co.

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Binder

Postcard Binder 3 ships boats

Create Date

March 31, 2025

Update Date

May 26, 2025