Name/Title
South AmericanEntry/Object ID
2021.103.18Description
Photographic exhibit #13 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 SS South American with smoke pouring from her smokestack . (The photo is likely prior to 1924 when she was fitted with a second smokestack.)
The photo was taken from the opposite bank of the Kalamazoo River.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Print, photographSubject Person or Organization
South American (ship), 220 Water/Coral Gables/Hotel Saugatuck/Columbia Hotel/Leiendecker's Inn, Big Pavilion 1909-1960Subject 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