Date:
c. 1867
Description:
B/w mounted photograph of a two—story light colored building across a dirt road with several men and women standing on the first floor open porch. Identified as the American House Hotel, formerly owned by Nicholas Bock
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
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
Object ID:
1982—0072.0551
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
People:
Bock, Nicholas
Watson, Robert
Andrew, George
Makeyes, Lafe
Crawford, Will
Bock, Mrs. Nicholas
Blackmond, Fred
Bigelow, Otis
Havens, Mr.
Watson, Robert
Andrew, George
Makeyes, Lafe
Crawford, Will
Bock, Mrs. Nicholas
Blackmond, Fred
Bigelow, Otis
Havens, Mr.
Other #:
P000327
Print Size:
9.75 x 7.88
Search Terms:
American House Hotel
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