album, photograph
Catalog Number
2018.10.158a-cArtist/Author
Holland Furnace CompanyMaterials
paperDescription
Dark blue photograph album (2918.10.158c) with gold lettering on the front that reads "U.S. AIR FORCE". Inside the album, on the left side, is a certificate (2018.10.158a) and, on the right, a photograph (2018.10.158b).The certificate is awarded to P.T. Cheff from the Royal Order of Jet Jockeys, dated 6-15-1955. The photo shows Cheff (right) and an Air Force pilot standing beside an Air Force jet airplane.
History
Paul Theodore Cheff was born on 8-11-1905 in Jamestown, Ottawa County, MI. He married Katie Kolla Nystrom on 11-9-1931 in Los Angeles, CA. Katie's father, John Kolla, operated Holland Furnace.Cheff would later become head of Holland Furnace. P.T. Cheff died on 12-14-1991 in Holland, MI.