View from Pumphouse c1905
Photograph
A slender plank dock juts out into the river from a shaggy shore. Two people are rowing on the river, under the shade of a parasol. In the distance a steamship and the buildings of still-sleepy town of Saugatuck are visible.
This image was featured as History Mystery #95 with the solution: A busy waterfront and restful scene was captured in this well done ca 1905 photo. It was taken in front of the Pumphouse Museum which was then the Village building housing the pumps that pumped well water up into the reservoir on the north side of Mt. Baldhead.
2023.10.339
Digital scan
Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum/Shorey Cottage/Pump House
Kalamazoo River
A look at the town before the Big Pavilion was built and tourism took over the summer.
1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Buildings: LostNautical
Winthers, Sally
Digital data in CatalogIt
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.
11/04/2023
11/04/2023