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  • Collection: Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Go to Bubbling Brown Sugar  item page

A newspaper article titled "Bubbling Brown Sugar Opens Red Barn Season," which has the year handwritten in the top left corner. It describes the first show of the 1989 Red Barn Theatre and its cast. There is also a photo of three actresses in show…
Go to Building a new wall item page

Page from Bob Lord's family photograph album with four photos depicting the construction of a wall or what appears to be an addition to the house. The photos are discolored from age.
Go to Building on water item page

A red-tinted picture of what appears to be either a hotel or apartment complex on the water. There are docks seen in the bottom right of the image.
Go to By David Nicolette item page

An article writted by David Nicollete that explores how the Red Barn Theatre was in the planning phases for the next season. It includes an announcement that the Gilbert & Sulivan Festival will not happen that year. It also describes the various…
Go to Cabins obscured by trees item page

Black and white photograph featuring a wide shot of a few cabins, which are largely obscured by the trees. There are a few cars visible between the trees. The back of the photograph has a purple Post-it note which says "late 40 uncles cabins." Circa…
Go to Cafe' Sir Douglas item page

A scan of the front cover of Cafe' Sir Douglas. There is a pine tree in the lower left.
Go to Camelot playbill item page

Playbill for Red Barn Theatre's production of Camelot. On the back is an announcment for the following production of Majority of One.
Go to Candace Van Oss (Audio interview and transcript, Part 1 of 2), 2018 item page

Candace Van Oss grew up in Douglas, Michigan. She shares many memories of her father's career as Chief of Police.
Go to Candace Van Oss (Audio interview and transcript, Part 2 of 2), 2018 item page

Candace Van Oss grew up in Douglas. She shares many memories of her father's career as Chief of Police. In the second part of the interivew, Candace continues with stories of her father's career as Fire Chief and later Saugatuck Township Supervisor.…
Go to Chicago's Most Famous Hamburger Chains item page

A collage of 12 images of "Chicagos [sic] most famous hamburger chains that serve Lloyd J. Harriss pies exclusively." Such restaraunts include White Hit, the White Palace, Wimpys and P.K. Libby, among others.
Go to Children Playing item page

A photo of three boys and one girl. One boy kneels in the dirt and holds a hammer. The other three children sit on the stairs to an enclosed porch. One holds her hands over her ears, one looks at his hands, and the other looks at the boy while…
Go to Climbing Mt. Baldhead item page

Sandy Plummer and another man take a rest on the stairs up Mt. Baldhead. Slightly ahead of them is their golden retriever who is walking up, circa 1990s
Go to Close-up of Oven Full of Apple Pies item page

A photo of a large commerical oven with the phrase "Universal Oven Company, Inc. New York" engraved in the metal. The oven is completely filled with apple pies.
Go to Coastal Dunes at Ox-Bow item page

Black and white photograph of the West Michigan landscape of dunes and water as seen in Saugatuck, Michigan. The photograph is blurry and appears to be taken along the Kalamazoo River at Oxbow Lagoon. Several trees can be seen lining the coastal…
Go to Coburn v Kalamazoo Ferry Company, 1 item page

Legal action that the Coburn family took against the Kalamazoo Ferry Company. It provides background information about the case and the franchise agreement that led to the lawsuit.
Go to College students smiling outside Coral Gables item page

Photograph of a trio of young adults enjoying each other's company outside Coral Gables in downtown Saugatuck. They appear to be college students as one of them is wearing a WMU sweatshirt and they are surrounding a parked convertible while smiling…
Go to College students talking outside Coral Gables item page

Photograph of a trio of young adults having a conversation outside Coral Gables in downtown Saugatuck. They appear to be college students as one of them is wearing a WMU sweatshirt and they are surrounding a parked convertible. The handwriting on the…
Go to Community Theater Set Up item page

Photograph of a community theater production being set up with young people working on set design and practicing acting. The young people on the left are working on the wall decor and the couple to the right of the frame appear to be practicing a…
Go to Coral Gables Ballroom item page

Black and white photograph of the Coral Gables Ballroom located along the waterfront in downtown Saugatuck, Michigan. The ballroom is full of dining tables covered in white tablecloth and features an amazing shoreline view of where the Kalamazoo…
Go to Coral Gables, Saugatuck, Mich. postcard item page

Postcard featuring Coral Gables, Hotel Saugatuck, and The Old Crow Bar located in downtown Saugatuck, Michigan. The front of the postcard shows a busy street and nightlife, with the featured businesses lit up at night. The back of the postcard bares…
Go to Couple at the Brookfield Zoo item page

Black and white photograph of a man and woman linking arms and dressed in winter coats at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
Go to Couple holding hands on a pier item page

Photograph of a holding hands while walking along a Kalamazoo River pier away from a lighthouse in the background. The sail of a boat in the background is obscured by fog. Circa 1980s
Go to Crandells and Andrew Plummer with dog item page

Photograph of Barbara Crandell with children Joni and John and cousin Andrew Plummer at Beech-Hurst with Sam the dog.
Go to Cream Pies Being Topped with 32% Whipping Cream item page

A photo of three women who hand pipe whipping cream onto the top of cream pies. On the right side of the photo, there is a commercial mixer. The caption reads: "Note cans of real 32% whipping cream ad two 80 quart Hobart mixers. This work is done in…

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