Lumber yard office

Photograph

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Lumber yard office

Entry/Object ID

2025.32.02

Description

Photographic print mounted on white card with embossed, decorative frame. The photo depicts a man looking out from a small building that is covered by a large sign that reads "Lumber, lath and shingles, wood and coal." Three girls are seated and a boy is standing in front of the building. In the background stands a multi-story mill building, a long stack of firewood and Lake Kalamazoo

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject Person or Organization

Sergeant Marine/Saugatuck Lumber and Coal Co./W.D. Hamilton Lumber and Coal Company, Koning, Olive Edith (Ludwig) 1884-1981, Ludwig, Charles Pelman Jr. 1844-1916, 40 Butler/Hotel Butler/Grist Mill/Haymarket/Dutch windmill, Thew, Delia A. 1894-1972

Context

A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the people as, left to right, "Olive Ludwig, Delia Thew, Nell Ludwig (Vern's 1st wife), Charles Pelman Ludwig (father of Olive and Vern) and Vern Ludwig." Additional notes estimate the photo was taken in approximately 1898 and "Hotel Butler in background - originally a grist mill." The photo was from the collection of Eleanor M. Koning who lived at 507 Butler. The building was the office for W.D. Hamilton Lumber and Coal Company (later called the Saugatuck Lumber and Coal Co.) The site in 2025 is Sergeant Marine.

Collection

Buildings: Lost, Commercial businesses, 1835 Logging and Lumbering

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2025.32

Source or Donor

Wilkins, Ronald "Ron"

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

6-5/8 in

Location

* Untyped Location

213 Ludwig Selkirk Family

Create Date

November 30, 2025

Update Date

December 24, 2025