Wilson Summertime Photo Album
Photograph
Personal photo album with black paper pages and a textured brown cover embossed with the on an indigenous man with a feather headdress and the text "Indian Chief, the oldest inhabitant" The album if filled with photos of summertime activities in the Saugatuck area around 1910, the Anna C. Wilson steamship, the Bird's beach house or bathing house north of Oval Beach, the new channel,. Donated by Frank & Kathy Wilson
2009.19
Print, photograph
Dynamite the Donkey(s)Anna C. Wilson (ship) 1912-1943Wilson, Frank Ellsworth 1890-1923Bird Bath HouseSaugatuck Harbor Piers/Channel 1906-present
Many photos of Frank Ellsworth Wilson who captained the Anna C. Wilson and ran the Saugatuck Beach house. He died young at age 32. See obituary at end of entry. Some of these photos were included in the 2009 "Summertime" exhibit at the SDHC museum.
1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Family History
Voss, Mary
2009.19
Wilson, Frank
Donation
1911
017 Photo Albums 1
Good
Notes: Photographs used in the 2009 exhibit Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2009-04-13
04/13/2009
08/05/2025