Postcard featuring the Lake Michigan shore of Western Michigan. The postcard has the focus of the image on a young tree in the middle of the sand. In the distance the waves are softly crashing. The back of the postcard has no handwriting and the…

Postcard of a scenic road in the midst of forest, circa 1920

A group of 11 children seated on the grass. It is captioned “Lakeshore Summer Gang c. 1918-20.” In a box below that, it reads, “Heuchen Lakeshore kids. 1918-20.”

A picture of a large multi-passanger boat on the water. There are other boats on the water as well, and there appears to be some sort of flag poll in the center left of the image. There is some evidence of photo aging.

Photograph of cousins Larry and Joan riding a single bicycle sat side by side, circa 1940

Larry Phillips recounts his time in Saugatuck and Douglas, where he grew up. In this interview, he discusses working several jobs, including his work at the Lloyd J. Harris Pie Company. He also discusses his time as a firefighter and provides a…

A page from the weekly Red Barn News, which includes articles on several of the shows that would be performed, several actresses and members of the Red Barn Theatre staff, and an announcement on how to throw a party at the Red Barn Theatre. Duplicate…

Photograph of great grandmothers Lillian and Elizabeth (Nannan) with grandkids Rob and Elizabeth Plummer at Beech-Hurst.

Picture of Lillian by her beloved Beech-Hurst that she purchased in 1906.

Lillian purchased Beech-Hurst in 1906 as a farm. The immense beech trees (state record) gave the site its name.

Black and white photograph of the Litho Studio and Etching Studio at Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, there is a wooden building with an awning and closeline out front and signs that read "Litho Studio"…

A black and white photo that depicts the interior of Lloyd Harriss Pie Co. Boxes are stacked in various piles. A person works on what appears to be some sort of machinery, and two men in the back move boxes. The back of Lloyd Harriss Pie, Interior.…

Photograph of two logs on the beach, with the lake in the background. The sky is covered in cumulus clouds and the day appears bright.

A black and white photo of two women and two men. The men sit and the women appear to be talking to each other. There is some distortion along the edges of the photo. The back of "Looking Back." It lists those depicted in the photo, as well as a note…

Photograph of a woman in the front seat of a car. Back reads "Lucille on Pearl Harbor Day." December 7, 1941

A set of four images. The top two images depict single men working on machines. The bottom two have two men working alongside each other. The caption reads "Here we build our pie cases, labor saving machinery and equipment of all kinds. Some of our…

An article from The Commercial Record titled "Mame a Rollicking Hit at Red Barn," written by Yoli and Lawrence Broglio. The article is an overwhelmingly positive review of the show, and it also includes a summary of the plot. There is a photo of the…

Photograph of a group of young people surrounding a man as he climbs a wooden pole that appears to be a tree trunk. They are gathered in excitement among the dunes and there are drifting clouds in the distance.

Black and white photograph of a man sitting in his boat, tied in between two posts, with his back to the camera. He appears to be fishing in Lake Kalamazoo and another boat can be seen in the distance. The description on the back of the photograph…

Sepia-colored photograph of a man plowing with two horses along a dirt road. He is wearing a hat and overalls with a bandana around his neck and appears to be working somewhere in the countryside. He appears to be operating a horse drawn plow or lawn…

Black and white photograph of a man in a white uniform pushing a cart with a white metal drum down the street in front of a Rexall Drug Store. Circa 1950

Photograph of a man in a beret, wearing all gray, and leaning against a blue car parked on the street. The handwriting on the picture reads "Labor Day."

Black and white photograph of a man in a white t-shirt leaning over and staring intently at what is in front of him. He has short cropped hair and a beard and appears to be working in a workshop. The handwriting on the back of the picture is barely…

A three panel pamphlet that describes the operas, The Mikado, Patience and H.M.S. Pinafore, which would be performed during the Gilbert & Sulivan Festival of Western Michigan. It also includes a calendar of events and information on how to purchase…