- Dates
- 1971-08 – 1971-09
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagemaritimecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In August 1971, the Beaver Island Museum asked residents to contribute or loan photographs and service histories of boats that had connected Beaver Island with the mainland. The Museum planned to copy and return loaned images for display.
Evidence and limits
The appeal does not identify a complete resulting collection, contributors, or the final display inventory.
Sources
- Appeals for photographs, owner and captain names, and years of service for boats running between Beaver Island and the mainland, offering to copy and return loaned images; it does not identify a complete collection or contributor list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page combined issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Museum’s collection appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1971-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Museum seeks photographs of Island boats, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-museum-boat-photograph-appeal-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1971, “Beaver Island Museum Report.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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