Rudolph's Family Journal
Rose Bloom and Rudolph Diamant were married on August 31st of 1913 in New York City. Rudolph worked as a statistician for the insurance industry, but was also a freelance reporter, having written extensively for the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (a Dutch financial daily) on the 1909 Hudson River celebration.
In 1915, Rose and Rudolph's first child was born, a son named Rolph (later Rolf) - a name that was a contraction of their own first names. Rose and Rudolph evidently adored and doted on their son, as is evidenced by this work.
Rudolph assembled this combination photo album and diary with photographs, drawings and prose from Rolf's first year of life. It was made using an oversized book of children's drawings alternating with blank pages, well designed for such a purpose. The book is entitled "Dessins sans parole des Chats", by Theophile-Alesandre Steinlen, published in 1894. The cover and a sample of one of the drawings is appended to the end of the file.
Read MoreIn 1915, Rose and Rudolph's first child was born, a son named Rolph (later Rolf) - a name that was a contraction of their own first names. Rose and Rudolph evidently adored and doted on their son, as is evidenced by this work.
Rudolph assembled this combination photo album and diary with photographs, drawings and prose from Rolf's first year of life. It was made using an oversized book of children's drawings alternating with blank pages, well designed for such a purpose. The book is entitled "Dessins sans parole des Chats", by Theophile-Alesandre Steinlen, published in 1894. The cover and a sample of one of the drawings is appended to the end of the file.
