Photos and Documents
This studio portrait is of Fred and his sister Nel. On the reverse is written “voor Tante Daatje”, “Freddy 6 jaar 9 maanden, Nelly 3 jaar”. The photographer is “…ale’s Studios, Spuistraat 61, The H…”. Tante Daatje is Fred’s mother Janna Cunera van Alphen’s younger sister Daatje van Alphen, who married Willem Smit in 1912. It can be dated to April of 1923. Nel turned 3 on April 6, 1923. Perhaps they marked the occasion with a trip to the photo studio, which was at Spuistraat 61 in Den Haag.
This document from 1936 is a “Bewijs van Nederlanderschap”, issued in Soest on August 19, 1936. It notes that it is issued for the purpose of a stay in Belgium or Luxembourg. Fred is 20 years of age here.
October 23, 1944. This Freistellung is issued to Fred, then living at Zwaluwenweg 11, Soest. It absolves him from the duty of “Arbeit”, in other words being transported to Germany. The reason is that he is required for the Fire Service in Soest.
This Bescheinigung (certificate) was issued to Fred by the occupying German authorities, showing his employment at the N.V. Amsterdamsche Superfosfaatfabriek, Utrecht. It’s undated, but c. 1944.
NA – Amsterdamsche Superfosfaatfabriek NV, Utrecht [DN 839]
Onderdeel van een omslag met meerdere dossiers. Deze omslag is aan te vragen via archiefinventaris 2.09.16.01, inventarisnummer 2026, ten name van Amsterdam, Gemeentelijk Bureau voor Sociale Zaken
