Photos Resource Collection

Welcome to the White Lake Environmental History Project's Photos Resource Collection. In this section, we have organized the photos submitted by members of the community, visitors and interested individuals and organizations.

Each photo is displayed as a thumbnail with a caption. If you click on any photo, a larger version of that same photo will open in a new pre-sized window; the window may be resized as necessary to see the full photo.

Wherever possible, you will find links in the caption area of the thumbnail to other materials in the resource collection related to the photo. "Oral" refers to a related entry in the Oral Histories Resource Collection while "Subject" refers to a related entry in the Subject Matter Resource Collection.

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Use these links to jump to topical section of the Photos Resource Collection:

• Recreational Activities
• Whitehall Leather Company ("the Tannery")
• White Lake Villa
• Hooker Electrochemical Company
• Lumbering on White Lake

Photos Resource Collection
Recreational Activities
White Lake the Beautiful	Swimmers at White Lake Yacht Club	Michilinda Dock
Life Saving Station Montague	Goodrich Dock	Goodrich Dock
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Whitehall Leather Company ("the Tannery") This collection includes a photo contributed by Chuck Svensson and his sister Eleanor Carlson, whose family owned and operated the White Lake Villa which was near the tannery. It also includes historical photos contributed by Dexter King, a former manager at the tannery, and Marcia Funnell (daughter of Rex Funnell, who worked at the tannery and niece of Dexter King). Dexter King was interviewed twice for the White Lake Environmental History Project—once on his own, and again, with his brother, Rex Funnell.
Whitehall Leather Company See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Whitehall Leather Company Photo Contributed by Dexter King See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Aerial View Photo contributed by Marcia Funnell See Also Oral and Subject Entries
Tannery Gymnasium Dedication 1935 Photo Contributed by Dexter King See Also Oral and Subject Entries	The Gymnasium, Where the Black Eagles, the Tannery Basketball Team, Played See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Discharge Pipe Photo contributed by Chuck Svensson and his sister Eleanor Carlson See Also Oral and Subject Entries
Tannery Employees, Tackers Photo Contributed by Dexter King See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Tannery Employees, Management Photo Contributed by Dexter King See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Plant Operations See Also Oral and Subject Entries
Plant Operations See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Plant Operations See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Plant Operations See Also Oral and Subject Entries
Plant Operations See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Plant Operations See Also Oral and Subject Entries	Plant Operations See Also Oral and Subject Entries
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White Lake Villa This collection includes historical postcards, photos, and news articles about the White Lake Villa, a popular resort on White Lake (at the site of the current White Lake Eagles) adjacent to the Whitehall Leather Company on Lake Street in Whitehall. The resort was owned by Charles Svensson and Nora Johnson Svensson. Chuck Svensson and Eleanor Carlson, two of their adult children, were interviewed for the White Lake Environmental History Project about the challenges the family faced from the tannery’s odor and its effect on the resort.
Page 1 of 1960 White Lake Forum article on Whitehall's first families and tannery employees in July 4 parade See Also Oral Entries	Page 2 1960 White Lake Forum article on Whitehall's first families and tannery employees in July 4 parade See Also Oral Entries	News article about White Lake Villa See Also Oral Entries
White Lake Villa dance poster See Also Oral Entries	White Lake Villa dance poster See Also Oral Entries	Dining at the White Lake Villa See Also Oral Entries
Historic postcard of White Lake Villa See Also Oral Entries	Inside the White Lake Villa See Also Oral Entries	White Lake Villa Water Slide See Also Oral Entries
Charles “Chuck” Svensson See Also Oral Entries	Eleanor Carlson See Also Oral Entries
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Hooker Electrochemical Company
Hooker Electrochemical Company See also Oral and Subject Entries	Betty Nafe, Lab Technician See also Oral and Subject Entries
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Lumbering on White Lake
Sawmills on White Lake See Also Events Entries
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