Name/Title
B+W photo of Jacobus & Tjitske Hut & their 13 children posed on S.S. Veendam at arrival in Hoboken from Holland, July 22, 1947.Entry/Object ID
2014.013.0059Description
Black-and-white photo of Jacobus and Tjitske Hut with their 13 children posed on the deck of S.S. Veendam at their arrival in Hoboken from Holland, July 22, 1947.
7" x 9" wide print, press photo. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, N.Y. Credit stamp on reverse with duplicated caption; dated file inkstamp: [Ref. Dept.] 7-25'47 N.E.A. [Newspaper Editors Association.]
View of the group posed outside. The children are lined up generally by height. Other than the parents, the other family members are not individually identified.
Caption on back:
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842201 New York Bureau
FAMILY OF 15 ARRIVES FROM HOLLAND
Hoboken, N.J. - Jacobus Hut, his wife, Tjitske, and their 13 children swelled the passenger list of the S.S. Veendam of the Holland-American Line, which arrived at Hoboken, N.J., July 22nd. Mr. & Mrs. Hut spent the war years in a small village in South Holland, and were the wonder of the German soldiers stationed in the area. The Huts plan to go the farm of Henry Hut, brother of Jacobus, who has 160 acres near Goshen, N.Y.
IA EUR MGS 80
Credit (Acme) 7-22-47 (LG)
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Caption published with a different photo taken on this day stated the seven girls and six boys ranged in age from 13 months to 17 years old.
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/ war / military / world war II / two / passenger ship / ocean liner / immigration / immigrantsAcquisition
Accession
2014.013Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-09-19
