Tony Boomgaard and Pete Klaasen
- Description:
- Grand Haven residents Tony Boomgaard and Pete Klaasen reminisce about life during the early part of the twentieth century. With no formal schooling, Boomgaard started work as a pharmacist in 1920, and Klaasen was the grocery manager of Henry Casemir's Supermarket. They recall the old fire barn and the horse-drawn engines, early medical remedies, various businesses and theaters located on Washington Street, and estimate that at the height of railroad transportation, ninety trains visited Grand Haven on a daily basis. They also discuss the importance of the Dutch language in the early school system.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Place:
- Grand Haven (Mich.)
- Subject Topic:
- History
- Subject Name:
- Boomgaard, Anthony, 1900-1995, Klaasen, Peter, and 1918-2006
- Subject Genre:
- Interviews and Interviews
- Language:
- English
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- URL:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m59s1kk6k