Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Maintaining the light, c1914

Photograph

DescriptionYoung men in long swimming attire climb on the navigational light at the new Saugatuck harbor piers. This image was featured as History Mystery # with the text: The pier head has always had a light to aid navigation into the river mouth. Ca 1914, Lighthouse Keeper George Sheridan is maintaining the pier head light built in 1906.

Sheridan_on_gas_light_ca_1914.jpg 340KB; George Sheridan atop the new light ca 1914

Commercial Record Nov. 30, 1906; article on construction of the pier head light

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.370

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Sheridan, George Henry 1868-1915Saugatuck Harbor Piers/Channel 1906-present

Collection

Transportation: waterNautical

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

11/05/2023

Update Date

04/02/2024