Go back

Olive (Ludwig) Koning scrapbook

Object/Artifact
Photos of Olive Ludwig as a high-school student, her friends including Kate Walz, in Grand Rapids, with her husband Ira Koning and their children Erwin and Eleanor, her in-laws John and Mary Koning, Saugatuck in the early 1900s, a horse team and buggy, a new car, vacations, outings to the beach, the family homes on Butler St. Black album with "Scrap Book" stamped in the cover in white. Photos are glued to the book's black-paper pages. Album has a "Mrs. Ira Koning" address label attached to one of the pages.
Upper right: John and Mary Koning with a new grandchild. Lower right: Ira and Olive with baby Erwin, Feb. 18, 1912
Olive (Ludwig) Koning scrapbook picture number 2 Olive (with hand on wagon handle) with friends on 100-block of Mason St.; Saugatuck House (where Saugatuck Drug is in 2022) is visible at right. Upper left, likely the North American. Upper right, likely Mary and John Koning steamships and pavilion, a street with sidewalks (perhaps views from roof to Koning Hardware), a cat, a parlour Upper left: The Kommercial Kafe offering lunches and rooms,; Also lunch break on a car trip Olive (Ludwig) Koning scrapbook picture number 7 Erwin dressed as soldier and Uncle Sam, location unknown Does not appear to be Saugatuck area. Residence unknown, possibly John Koning's home prior to new home built in 1904 that still exists today (2022); Or perhaps the home of James Koning? Olive (Ludwig) Koning scrapbook picture number 11 Likely outside John Koning home at 447 Butler St. Likely outside John Koning home at 447 Butler St., built 1903 Upper right: likely outside Parrish Drug Store. Parents Olive and Ira Koning and their children Erwin and Eleanor

2022.73.14

Ira and Olive, along with Ira's brother James, ran Koning Hardware and were leading community members.

Winthers, Sally

2022.73

Wilkins, Ronald "Ron"

Donation

13 in

10 in

073 Photo Albums 2

Poor

Spine is broken. Many pages loose. The photos were pasted into the book and cannot be removed without further damage. Book was vacuumed lightly to minimize shedding of broken paper pieces. Some photos from these books were already removed (as evidenced by the black paper pasted to the back) and have been cataloged elsewhere.

Koning, Olive Edith (Ludwig) 1884-1981439 Butler/Butler Pantry/Wilkins/Koning/Nies HardwareKoning, Eleanor 1913-1992Koning, Arie James "Ira" 1883-1975Koning, Erwin "Tony" L. 1911-2009Koning, James 1882-1946Koning, Mary (Van Zoeren) 1860-1939

10/17/2022

11/08/2022