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Hoelen, Frans
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
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Status
- Professional / Connected
Details
Life dates
Roosendaal [NL], 1870 - Cappellen, 1904
Activity
1899 - 1904 + Cappellen
Frans Ferdinand, ° 15.4.1870; + 1.12.1904. Originally a house painter. He also published picture postcards, beginning in 1901. On one postcard, the façade of his studio reads "F. Hoelen - Peeters, Schilder [ie, painter]". Following Hoelen's early death, his wife Caroline Peeters (° Cappellen, 27.3.1867) continued and expanded the postcard side of the business, supported by her brother Louis Peeters, originally a baker. Between 1901 and 1914 an estimated 6 000 postcards were created. The Hoelens' son Louis took over the firm from his mother around 1926.
Frans Ferdinand, ° 15.4.1870; + 1.12.1904. Originally a house painter. He also published picture postcards, beginning in 1901. On one postcard, the façade of his studio reads "F. Hoelen - Peeters, Schilder [ie, painter]". Following Hoelen's early death, his wife Caroline Peeters (° Cappellen, 27.3.1867) continued and expanded the postcard side of the business, supported by her brother Louis Peeters, originally a baker. Between 1901 and 1914 an estimated 6 000 postcards were created. The Hoelens' son Louis took over the firm from his mother around 1926.
Locations
1899 - 1904 + Cappellen
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Bibliography/Webography
DE SCHUTTER, H. "De fotograaf Frans Hoelen", ‘t Bruggeske, vol. 30 no. 1, 1998, pp. 13-17.
VAN ELST, Johan. "Hoelen: Datering en klassering van de postkaarten", 't Bruggeske, vol. 35 no. 4, 2003, pp. 103-112.
VAN ELST, Johan. "Hoelen: Datering en klassering van de postkaarten", 't Bruggeske, vol. 35 no. 4, 2003, pp. 103-112.
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Record source
DIRECTORY_2017#0888
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ new 4.5.2018; revised 28.9.2018 based on information supplied by Pool Andries; MD revised 16.10.2020 & 7.8.2023