envelope
Catalog Number
2018.5.76a
Dimensions
6 in. in.
Description
Off white rectangular envelope postmarked Oct. 7, 1957 9:30 PM Grand Rapids, Mich from P. Wieringa, 1555 Mackinaw Rd., Grand Rapids, Mi. addressed to Mrs. J. Vander Putten, 702 North Shore Dr., Holland, MI. Postage stamp had been cut off of envelope.
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.
