card, birthday
Catalog Number
2020.15.2
Date of Origin
1942
Description
Birthday card with the caption "Happy Birthday 2 year old". A drawing of a little girl and little boy appear beneath the caption.
The inside is signed by Grandma Betsie and Papa Jake. The card was given to Brenda E. Bos in 1942.
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 Elizabeth 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.
