card, greeting
Catalog Number
2018.5.157
Description
Greeting card (valentine) showing a soda fountain with two girls at the counter. The soda jerk, behind the counter, is mixing a drink. The caption on the front, at bottom, reads "My heart is Shaking only for you".
On the left side, a pink heart serves as a lever, maneuvering the soda jerk in for a kiss.
On the back, the message in pencil reads "To our Sweetheart Brenda Elizabeth From Papa Jake and Grandma Betsie 1945".
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.
