envelope
Catalog Number
2018.5.77a
Dimensions
6.5 in. in.
Description
Via Air Mail envelope addressed to Mr. J. Vander Putten, R. R. 3, Holland, Mi, USA with a “Censuor” resealed, postmarked dated 10-1-42. The postage stamp was torn off and hand written “posted 55 cents”. On back of envelope return address handwritten “T Boelhouwer, selecta school, Paramaribo, Suriname” ((Paramaribo is a former Dutch colonial town from the 17th and 18th centuries planted on the northern coast of tropical South America)).
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.
