Chain Ferry, Sunday School picnic crossing, c 1907

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Chain Ferry 96-1-74.jpg 701KB

Digital file on Jack Sheridan Drive 2021.72.02

Name/Title

Chain Ferry, Sunday School picnic crossing, c 1907

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.25

Description

The chain ferry scow loaded with passengers and a wagon hitched to two horses. The number of hats and parasols suggest it is a hot sunny day. The Pokagon resort is visible on the west side of the Kalamazoo River. This is a digital image transferred of the SDHC photo blog in March 2023 A nearly identical photo in a Morris-Frehse family photo album [2023.09.14] identifies the women in white standing by the cranker as Mrs. Aliber and Mrs. Morris. Both were members of the Saugatuck First Congregational Church.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Old Chain Ferry Scows c1836-1947, Pokagon Resort/Inn 1899-1901, Morris, Lillian (Sterzing) Frehse 1872-1964, Aliber, Katherine (Lange) 1861-1920, Chain Ferry Landings

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.10

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Location

Box

031 A+B+C+D Photo Files

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. The location of an original or printed version of these photos was unknown at the time of cataloging.

Create Date

March 31, 2023

Update Date

August 22, 2024