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Catalog Number
2018.5.73c
Dimensions
5.5 in. in.
Description
Rectangular Red Cross form No 438775 dated 12 Aug. 1944. Additional dates: 27 Sept. 1944, and Dec. 18, 1944. from Paulus Aten in Warmerveer, Netherlands to Jacob Vander Putten of Holland, MI. Document completely written in 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.
