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All of the images in this collection are of important people and places that were involved in the creation and development of Hope College and Holland, Michigan. Many of the images appear in the book Envisioning Hope College: Letters Written by Albertus C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps Jr., 1857 to 1875 (2011), which documents the private thoughts of Albertus C. Van Raalte, the founder of Holland, Michigan.

  • Portrait of Gerrit J. Kollen

    Portrait of Gerrit J. Kollen

  • Portrait of Peter Labagh

    Portrait of Peter Labagh

  • Portrait of John H. Livingston

    Portrait of John H. Livingston

  • Portrait of John Ludlow

    Portrait of John Ludlow

  • Madison Avenue Church in Albany

    Madison Avenue Church in Albany

  • Portrait of James M. Mathews

    Portrait of James M. Mathews

  • Monument to Confederate Soldiers in Amelia, Virginia

    Monument to Confederate Soldiers in Amelia, Virginia

  • Portrait of Marietta Shuler Van Olinda

    Portrait of Marietta Shuler Van Olinda

  • New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Circa 1880

    New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Circa 1880

  • Portrait of George W. Bethune

    Portrait of George W. Bethune

  • Portrait of Engelbert Christian Oggel

    Portrait of Engelbert Christian Oggel

  • Portrait of Pieter J. Oggel

    Portrait of Pieter J. Oggel