Name/Title
South American BurnedEntry/Object ID
2023.10.288Description
The steamship South American, moored in Holland, with upper decks destroyed by fire.
This image was featured as History Mystery #17 with the solution: After the 1934 season, the South American was laid up for the winter on Lake Macatawa (then Lake Black) when a fire occurred. Completely rebuilt, she continued in use until 1967.
In addition, a newspaper clipping from 12 Sept. 1924 about the fire.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
South American (ship)Collection
Nautical, 1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.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
November 2, 2023Update Date
August 25, 2024
