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envelope

Catalog Number
2018.5.75a
Dimensions
6.250 in. in.
Description
Cream colored envelope postmarked Grand Rapids, Mich April 14, 1940; 9 am. addressed to Mr + Mrs. J. Vander Putten, R. R. #3, Holland, MI. USA stamps - three green colored one cent stamps, shows image of George Washington.
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.