Hendrik de Jong’s parents, Cornelis (Cees) Harmens de Jong (1857 – 1929) and Trijntje Jacobs Stobbe (1860 – 1930). They were gone too soon after Hendrik and Wine married in 1926.An elementary school photo of Wine Blokzijl. Hendrik de Jong in uniform. He served in the Dutch army during the first world war, with Holland maintaining neutrality.Hendrik de Jong on one of the horses from the Dutch Cavalry that he was tasked with looking after. Hinne loved working with horses.The full picture of Hendrik in uniform shows him posing with another, unidentified soldierA de Jong family photo. Hendrik, Herman and Jaap are the three gentlemen standing at the back in the middle. Tjebbe is on the far right. Nely and Griet are seated, with parents Cees and Trijntje in the middle. That leaves four un-named. An early, formal portrait of Hendrik de Jong, probably before his marriage in 1926Opa Blokzijl, Hendrik, Wine, Tante Jantje, Oom Louis Timmermans and children, likely before Hendrik and Wine had children of their ownA portrait of Hendrik de Jong, close to the time of his marriage in 1926Wedding photo of Hendrik and Wine, May 21, 1926 in HarenSense and Geertruid Blokzijl sometime before Geertruid died in 1933. Sense would live another sixteen years.The gravestone for Sense and GeertruidLikely an engagement photo of Hendrik and WineHendrik, Hennie, Wine and Jaap, in a series of professional portraits printed as postcards to be sent to the four children in CanadaWine and Hendrik pose for a telephone postcard portrait. Phone calls between Canada and the Netherlands were special events.
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