DescriptionPhotographic exhibit #10 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 two large steamships docked in Saugatuck. The ship closer to the Big Pavilion is likely the SS South American. If so, the photo is prior to 1924 when she was fitted with a second smokestack. (see Context for more analysis of the photo's date). The ship on the left (downriver) is the SS North American. The photo is taken from Mt. Baldhead. The tall smokestack of a basket factory in Douglas and the bridge between the villages is visible at the top of the image. The structure visible on the shore between the steamships, wrapped in a tall white fence, is the Airdome outdoor movie theater. The Airdome was demolished in 1920.