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envelope

Catalog Number
2018.5.78e
Dimensions
4.25 in. in.
Description
Cream colored rectangular envelope addressed to: Mr. + Mrs. J. Van der Putten 702 N. Shore Dr., Holland, MI. postmarked “Airmail, In Dutch - “sociaal en cultureel werk door zomerzegels sterk”, translates to English by Google translate: “social and cultural work by summer stamps strong”. Haarlem 1948. Return address on back flap: 16 Wilhelmina Str., Haarlem, Netherlands.
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.