Date:
1867
Description:
Photograph is glued to cardboard. Men and a woman are standing on an open first floor porch of a building under a second floor balcony. Several of the men are wearing stovepipe hats, woman has on floor—length dress. Identification from DDN 7/2/1976, from left to right: Mr. Havens, Nicholas Bock, Rev. Robert Watson, George Andrew (then justice of the peace), a traveling man, Lafe Makeyes (of Sister Lakes), Will (Curly) Crawford, a youth "returning from a trip after coal oil," German tailor, Mrs. Nicholas Bock, Georgie Sanborn, Fred Blackmond (with drum), Mrs. J.F. Blackmond, traveling man, Otis Bigelow (in high derby), porter
This is the American House Hotel in Dowagiac at the corner of Front St. and Division St. (probably north side of Front St.), operated by Nicholas Bock of Dowagiac; according to the Barbara and Grafton Cook book, "Round Oak Stove People..." the hotel was opened by 1850 and he sold the hotel in the 1870s—— it burned down at some point SJA 10/21/2003
This is the American House Hotel in Dowagiac at the corner of Front St. and Division St. (probably north side of Front St.), operated by Nicholas Bock of Dowagiac; according to the Barbara and Grafton Cook book, "Round Oak Stove People..." the hotel was opened by 1850 and he sold the hotel in the 1870s—— it burned down at some point SJA 10/21/2003
Object ID:
1999—0020.0180
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
People:
Havens, Mr. A
Bock, Nicholas
Watson, Robert
Andrew, George
Makeyes, Lafe
Crawford, Will
Sanborn, Georgie
Blackmond, Fred
Blackmond, J.F.
Bigelow, Otis
Bock, Nicholas
Watson, Robert
Andrew, George
Makeyes, Lafe
Crawford, Will
Sanborn, Georgie
Blackmond, Fred
Blackmond, J.F.
Bigelow, Otis
Other #:
P004243
Print Size:
9.12"w x 7"h
Search Terms:
American House Hotel
Front Street
Division Street
Dowagiac
Front Street
Division Street
Dowagiac
Year Range from:
1867
Notes:
Identification and article on Nicholas Bock in vertical file in office, Nicholas Bock file
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American House Hotel
American House Hotel