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Photograph

Catalog Number
2019.1.2642
Description
Photograph of the float carrying Miss Holland and her court in the Tulip Time parade in 1947.  There appears to be about eleven women, but these women whose faces can be seen are identified from left as:  Mary McLean, Ruth Japping, Caroline Drnek, Lois Timmer, Ella Dyk, Jane Van _____, and Sally Diekema.
History
Randall P. "Randy" Vande Water was a local historian and newspaper editor. He spent 4 decades at the Holland Sentinel working as sports editor, city editor, editorial page editor, and managing editor.
Gift of
Mary Vande Water, in honor of her husband Randy Vande Water.