card, business
Catalog Number
2017.56.1Date of Origin
unknownArtist/Author
noneMaterials
paperDimensions
3.7 in.Description
White business card with blue lettering. On the front, there is a blue drawing of the front of the restaurant. Above the drawing, in blue, is the name. To the left and right of the drawing is a listing of what services the restaurant provides, such as dinner, steaks, catering. The address and phone number appear at the bottom.On the back of the card is a list of cities and the distance between Cumerford's and the city.
History
Cumerford's Restaurant was located at 27 West 8th Street in 1947 (see city directory). It had been Keefer's Restaurant prior to this time. The 1945 Holland city directory shows that Ralph Cumerford (1912-1989) was manager of Keefer's. Ralph ran Cumerford's Restaurant until about 1974.He lived in Holland at 689 Van Raalte Ave (1967 and 1986 city directories) with his wife Joan. Ralph married Joan Speet (1913-1995) in Holland, MI on 4-12-1935. Both are buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.