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Catalog Number
2011.17.6
Description
Black and white photograph of Holland Police Department officer Fred Kamferbeek. Fred is the first police chief for the City of Holland. That title was previously called Town Marshal. Fred was Holland's head police officer from 1906-1913.
History
Fred Kamferbeek, Jr. was born in Holland, MI in 1871 to Fred Kamferbeek, Sr. and Hendricka Ploeg. Fred, Jr. married Johanna ? in Holland, MI in 1894.
The 1910 US Census lists Fred's occupation as police chief for the Holland Police Department. The 1920 and 1930 US Census show him working as a printer.

Fred died in 1948 in Holland, MI.
Gift of
Vande Poel, Mary