Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Puritan and Interurban at Lake Macatawa

Photograph

DescriptionA passenger steamship docked at the end of causeway with Interurban train cars. This image was featured as History Mystery #31 with the solution: The Puritan is seen here unloading passengers on Lake Macatawa - then known as Black Lake - about 1910. The Interurban electric train then took passengers south as far as Saugatuck.

Interurban at Macatawa ca 1900.jpg 3.2MB

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.300

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Puritan (ship)Interurban Railroad 1899-1927

Collection

Nautical1880 Tourism steamship era -19301899 Interurban electric train -1926Transportation: water

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.10

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

General 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

11/02/2023

Update Date

09/22/2024