Postcard
Catalog Number
2019.1.1588Description
A postcard of Hotel Netherlands in Holland in 1941. The name carved on the top of the building is Kraker. Rutgers Store is on the first floor.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.The Hotel Netherlands was located at 213 River Avenue (1936, 1952 and 1960 city directories). Previously, it went by the name Hotel Kraker (1927 and 1934 city directories).