Rob Carey CD collection
Object/Artifact
Sixty-one CDs with photos mostly of photographs from the Simmons and SDHC collection that Rob Carey used for illustrating his books, like "Historic Saugatuck," and articles in the Local Observer and Commercial Record newspapers.
CDs of decades-out-of-date software and blank (unwritten) CDs were discarded in 2020 by Sally.
#. Text written on CD face - brief description of content
1. Simmon Index - low resolution thumbnails of Simmon's photos, Excel spreadsheet use to select and track Simmons images used in exhibit. For originals, see 2022.21
2. Simmon Index 6-15-05 - Nearly same content as CD 1.
3. Arts & Letters - .exe, .ged, and .pal files from 2002 and 2006. Arts & Letters was a vector editing software.
4. Ox-Bow outdoor class art - one historical photo of artists at work
5. Simmons 12-16-00 Most Simmons orig scans - higher-resolution Simmons scans plus two dozen Jack Sheridan with filenames that include "JOS" and "JS"
6. Rob HHB Wip 9-20, 25 folders - source material (images, text) for History Mystery articles about the Seabee plane, Anchor Park, Auto Rally, Avalon, Baldhead Hotel Fire, Radar Installation, Brittain House, Carl Bird, Commercial Record Office, Minstrels, Goshorn, Grace Hotel, Heath Livery, Hospital, May Heath, Millar Gas Station, New Piers, Pavilion Cars, Pump House, Saugatuck House, Shuffleboard, South American ship burned, Tara and the cross-river Tug of War.
7. Wedding vows - single image of wedding vows between Kevin and Kimberly and daughter Alica at All Saints Church, May 1, 2004
8. Simonson 3 Pix - Man on Donkey, Studio #2, Men on horses
9. Observer 1.15, Mrs. Curtis, Porch, Girl on Baldy (Elita Bird), Bob Moore and other posed in studio with Mt. Baldhead observatory background, man in overalls poised to take a photo, (all marked "book 2003"), plus 2006 photos of Peterson Mill and Hotel Butler dressed for winter. Jacqueline in a brownie uniform.
10. Autos, LO.91 UPG Automobiles - 1.3MB JPG of Local Observer "Remembering When" #91 11-01-2006 about cars. See 2021.87.88
11. Ships line art - line art of a compass and telegraph (device used to signal the ship's desired speed to the engine room) schooner, sidewheeler, steamship, frigate Vanderbuilt from Field Book of the Revolution, plus photo of a vessel being build in Saugatuck.
12. Singapore - the photo of the schooner tied up at Singapore with mills at right. Marked "Book 2003"
13. Anisahinabek - excellent hand drawn montage of man and woman with tools, dwelling and foods in the background, hand drawn historical montage, photo of car with man and children.
14. Robs files 12/02 - backup of Carey's computer files
15. Bon voyage - 3 images: 96-105-27 Bon Voyage 10.2MB scan, Bon Voyage docked unknown 1.7MB and Vessel building in Ssugatuck 5.4MB.
16. Indians Word - 5-page, dense and rambling, word document that may be a transcript.
17. Butler Hotel Hist Color - color postcard image with USA flag awkwardly added. 659KB
18. Lumber - From Book 2003, "A Handsome Load" impressive pile of logs, Douglas Lost Rock covered with flag-waving visitors.
19. Lumber - From Book 2003, Handsome Load again and Singapore mill and dock with schooner, both 466KB files.
20. Lumber - From Book 2003, High resolution version of Singapore mill and dock with schooner 7.7MB. Hand drawn illustration of logger chopping tree, 2.9MB and low resolution illustration of winter loggers.
21. October Madness - photos of LO89 Car Rally article; photos of Anna Wilson, Chas. McVea, RC Reid Launch, the red dock and an Archimedes postage stamp.
22. Interurban - photo of Interurban car stopped in front of Big Pavilion, 1.9MB
23. Oxbow - From Book 2003, ox-bow people dressed as Indians, waving from the ice house dock, in lantern-decorated flat boats and costumes, paddling canoes in more exotic costumes
24. Pavilion/USS United States/Wolverine - historic photos edited/enhanced by Carey
25. Tour Bus - two shots of fishermen and the electric cars that once brought visitors to Douglas. Low res.
26. Early Saug. Pics - 2 photos of Kemah, one photo of River guild, low res
27. Saugatuckians - George Sheridan rowing dingy, workers, basket factory small group of men, Chase ship, HA root crew, ladies on porch, three jaunty men in top hats 1905, kids on Baldhead behind sand fence, kids on bridge, beach party - 292kb to 1.7MB files
28. Pavilion Pix - colorized postcards, Chas. McVea at basket factor with dot pattern, empty interior shot, Logo for brightest spot exhibit
29. Early Saug Files Aug 25, 2007 - no data
30. Carl Hoerman, girl on Dynamite - Early Carl Hoerman house, Hoerman reading in his garden (Simmons), digitally manipulate photo of chain ferry in vivid Carey style
31. RJ Peterson Pix - Gold mine! Chock-full of 137 quality images
32. Kodak Girl - Ad for Kodak cameras 1910s and digitally altered photo of two steamships as seen from Baldhead
33. Ireland 02 - two shots of children; by a fence and on a tractor
34. Melody Asst. May 4-06 - Melody Assistant software files
35. Boat building 5-11-06 - Bob Genetski boat building interactive, many good quality photos of ship and builders plus a Word doc history written by Genetski
36. Boat building interactive 5-19-06 - more of the same as CD 35
37. Ireland - 1970s family vacation to Ireland 8 photos
38. Saugapix - high resolution fireworks over Keewatin and dramatically Carey-altered photos of Ferry, harbor, Keewatin and Maplewood
39. Word doc about songs from Samurai Pumpkin Musical
40. Pioneers - family photos and newspaper clippings about May Heath, Newnham, John Francis, Wm. McVea family, Heuer, Johns, Judson, Palzer, Crock, Wm. Turnbill, Bill Gibson, Mary Gibson Sailor, Christopher Schultz, Hirner, Simonson Family ca 1915 with plucked chicken, John Priest,
41. 16-36 No data
42. rejected as unreadable
43. Chicago - photos from Chicago Colombian Exposition, Chicago Fire, Word doc about the launching of the Princess paddle-wheeler
44. Fireworks montage - 4 high resolution images with vivid digital enhancement by Carey
45. Cruise Ships - North American and South American docked at Pavilion, Herman Simonson portrait and obit. low res.
46. Grace Hotel - 772KB image of staff standing in front of Grace Hotel
47. "off to fight" doc, 89KB possibly draft for Rob Carey book about brother John Carey
48. Princess and Indian Summer festival - 4 shots of the Tug of War across the River and draft text document about the Princess paddle-wheeler
49. Saug book ships + Wm. Butler 05-17-06 - Photos of the following ships: SS United States, Berwick, Saugatuck, Bon Ami, Emma Thompson, Tuscarora. Poor portrait of William Butler.
50 Poster - four large b/w historic photos: 14MB MB view of channel wall under repair, Fishtown and lighthouse, George Baker family in front of 1859 lighthouse, GP Heath steamer ready for launch, North and South American from Baldhead
51. Poster Master - 21MB poster of historical highlights created by Carey
52. Poster files - Images used to create poster on CD 51 plus vertical version of poster
53. Interurban III - SDHC historical photos used in Careys 2003 book: two shots of the Steamer Chas. McVea at basket factory, Rosemont, pile of men on beach, three woman taking in Baldhead view, steamer under construction, Affinity decorated and at dock, Bathing house, big family posed in water with dynamite, Frank Inglstom(?) with big fish, Water wagon pulled by two horses with rope covers and Dynamite beside, woman posed by the mill at pier cove
54. Interurban III - nine historical photos of Interurban train service
55. Boats - Henry Bird lumber camp, steamer launch, unknown boat under construction, boat yard as seen from across river, Stockbridge schooner (scanned from publication), Ketchrigged lumber barge at Michigan City, "Last boat built 1936", boat livery, yet another version (small) of Singapore mill.
56. Butler Hotel (2), Large Douglas Union School as apartment, Simmon's hospital, scan of Tallmadge and Fursman sitting on bench, Saugatuck Village Hall prior to remodeling with double doors
57. Powwow - photo of people in Victorian dress observing cooking fire and wigwam dwelling; studio portraits of Stephen Morrison, Elisha Mix and Sarah Mary Elizabeth ca 1883
58. low res photos from 2003 book including May Heath, 4th of July women in tableau, children, soda fountain, Davis Delivery Service piano on wagon, G. Baker and wife portrait
59. Ferry and Pavilion photos from 2003 Book
60. two shots of Morgan Ice plant cutting and loading ice
61. Dec 24, 2002 - 4 folders; 600CP (EXE and W02 files), Bonnell Images (four subfolders of fractal and nature images, Halloween 2002 (family dressed for Halloween party and parade), The Smokey 2002 (family picnic with many shots of volleyball games)
2020.14.06
Winthers, Sally
Carey, Rob 1928-2019
2005 - 2006
149 Rob Carey estate
Good
Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2020-08-31
08/31/2020
04/18/2023