My great grandfather in 1921 at 19 years old, moments before boarding a ship from the Holland-America line to start a new life in the US
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19? That kid looks 12
Damn. I thought kids grew up faster in the olden days. I’ve been lied to.
Woah. Your grandpa was Vincent Adultman?
Gangsta!
He is 11
He is obviously a child in a trench coat sitting on another child’s shoulders
He looks like when kids stack up on each others shoulders in movies/cartoons and put on a tall jacket to pretend to be an adult.
Way led to way, grandma was inseminated, then their child also procreated, leading to me upvoting for you
Tell us what happened after he arrived? What was his story?
Did he pay his own way or go Dutch with someone?
Tf? Why does look 10.
r/13or30
My first reaction was to wonder if the Titanic sailed for the Holland-America line. Wrong year, though. Guess OP would not be sharing the pic otherwise, unless Great-Grandpa was very lucky!
Richie Rich of Holland.
Umm that’s odd he bears a striking resemblance to myself at that age….baby face and all. Spooky
Are you sure your grandfather wasn’t two 12 year olds in a suit pretending to be an adult?
Well we all agree, 19 has certainly changed since this young man’s departure, there is nothing about this picture that will convince me the person in this photo is 19 at the time the photo was taken. LOVE PEACE WINNING.
My dude, that’s 3 kids in a trenchcoat.
Does anyone on here know what a great uncle is??
OG!
“At 19 my great grandfather boarded a ship to the new world in 1921. He was only 12 years old.”
And then he became the holland God Father.
19? Bullshit
Some of my ancestors left the Netherlands for the US around that time. I’m an American that immigrated to Canada. I wonder how my ancestors would feel about this?
Any idea what ship?
You sure he was 19yrs and not 12yrs?
He looks like a little gangster.