Horses on Ferry
Photograph
Multiple women on horseback and a horse-drawn carriage await passage to Saugatuck village on the old Chain Ferry scow.
This image was featured as History Mystery # with the solution: The early Saugatuck ferry often carried horses and riders. The photo was taken in 1909 with the Big Pavilion, shown in the background, still under construction.
2023.10.327
Digital scan
Old Chain Ferry Scows
Transportation: horse-poweredTransportation: water1850 Chain ferries and landings/stores
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.
11/03/2023
08/22/2024