Mt. Baldhead Hotel sign
Photograph
Photographic exhibit #6 from legal complaint filed on June 20, 1967 in Allegan County by plaintiffs Walter and Elizabeth Coburn, [proprietors of the Ship 'N Shore Hotel/Motel/Boatel] vs. defendant Kalamazoo Ferry Company [Peterson] about the trimming of vegetation and installation of pilings by the eastern Chain Ferry landing.
Yellow Plaintiff's Exhibit sticker on back of photo is dated 3-26-68.
This is a reprint of a historic photo of Saugatuck's riverfront. It does not show Saugatuck in the mid-'60s.
The photo shows the hotel's sign that faced the intersection of Mary and Water Street, a sign indicating membership in the Michigan State Tourism and Resort Association, a pair of glider swings and a "Gentiles" sign warning that Jewish guests were not welcome.
2021.103.15
Print, photograph
Mt. Baldhead Hotel 1933-1959/Tourists' Home 1901Chain Ferry Landings
Kalamazoo River
Racism1930+ Tourism, lodging, hotels and B&Bs
Winthers, Sally
8 in
10 in
Files Accession Number
Chain Ferry Landings
12/30/2021
03/31/2024