photograph
Catalog Number
2017.40.1Date of Origin
1920Manufacturer
unknownArtist/Author
Nels LeonardMaterials
none, digital imageDescription
Black and white photograph showing the exterior of Van Raalte School. Three large windows and the brick wall take up the top half of the photo. 30 or so children are pictured in front of the wall. In the front row, extreme right, one of the children has an "x" above their head. Below this same child, the words "Photo by Nels Leonard, battle Creek" appear in white.History
Van Raalte School, the one in this photo, was on East 16th Street in Holland, MI, across from the Reimold residence.The donor's father, Louis Hoeksema, and uncle, Ervin Hoeksema, are in the photo somewhere.