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Photo albums c1920-1930s

Object/Artifact
Three photos albums from the 1920s and 1930s from the Maud Preston Palenske Library in St. Joseph, Michigan. The horizontal albums have black covers and black paper pages. Most every page has four black and white images pasted in a tidy grid.
Photo albums c1920-1930s picture number 1
unknown ship at Big Pavilion Camp Fire float Big Pool float On board the South American Where is this? Photo albums c1920-1930s picture number 7 Photo albums c1920-1930s picture number 8 American Girl tug Edgewater Boat Livery Dr. Walker and 1860 Douglas float Photo albums c1920-1930s picture number 12 Columbine Garden Club and Big Pavilion foats Photo albums c1920-1930s picture number 14 Photo albums c1920-1930s picture number 15 Photo albums c1920-1930s picture number 16 Coral Gabels Big Pavilion Dr. Walker and his trusty horse Prize; similar image at 2020.17.01

2022.52.01

The photos include images of parade floats possibly from the 1930 centennial including Dr. Walker with his horse and buggy and sign "Can Negotiate Any Roads", Camp Fire by Edgewater Boat Livery, Columbine Garden Club (was one in Saugatuck), The Big Pavilion, Shots from Kalamazoo River of the Big Pavilion, Tourist Home Hotel and Skating Rink. Lots of unknown snapshots of travels, family groups, children, swimming, fishing hauls, model T type cars (one with Kentucky plates), fields of flowers, horseback riding, horse racing, dog, cat, chicken, sheep and cow snapshots. Camels at a fair. Ships photo include the American Girl tug, the City of St. Joseph, Us Eng Dept Manitowac tug, Perryville Quincy Ferry, Minnesota ferry, Fall Cities Ferry and Transportation Company Andrew Christy sidewheeler, North American at dock, South American on deck, Evaline at the Big Pavilion. A windmill gas station in Holland. The Edgewater Boat Livery. The unknown compiler of these albums carefully captured fun times and travels all around the Midwest.

1921 - 1924

7-1/4 in

11 in

1 in

073 Photo Albums 2

Very Good

Big Pool c1927-1935South American (ship)Saugatuck-Douglas Camp FireCoral Gables/Hotel Saugatuck/Columbia Hotel/Leiendecker's InnWalker, Robert J. Dr. 1869-1944Dockside Marketplace/Noah's Ark/Charlie Hiestand's Edgewater Boat LiveryBig Pavilion 1909-1960Mt. Baldhead Hotel 1933-1959/Tourists' Home 1901

Saugatuck Centennial 1930

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08/17/2023