envelope
Catalog Number
2018.5.71a
Dimensions
9.50 in. in.
Description
Off white envelope, return address: American Red Cross, Ottawa County Chapter, Grand Haven, Michigan, postmarked Grand Haven, Mi Jul 15, 1942 12:30 PM. Purple U. S. 3 cent postage stamp “Security, Education, Conservation, Health for Defense” and image of a flame. Addressed to: Mr. Jacob Vander Putten, R. R. #3, Holland, MI. Back side of envelope has several lines -two separate messages of hand written Dutch.
History
Jacob Vander Putten was born September 17, 1880 in the Netherlands. He died April 28, 1952 in Holland, MI. Jacob worked at Hart & Cooley for 25 years, retiring in 1945. He lived with his wife, Sara Wynders Vander Putten (1882-1968) in Holland, MI at 37 East 8th Street and, leter, at 702 North Shore Drive. Both are buried in Pilgrim Home. The Vander Putten’s adopted Jacob’s niece and nephew, Henry (1911-1969) and Grace (1913-1984) Vanden Hoff Vander Putten.
Gift of
Bos, Brenda E.
