Photograph
Arrival at Island Lodge on Lake Archibald

A group of Holt family members and guests is arriving at the Island on Archibald Lake, with lumberjacks from Holt Lumber Company rowing the boats. The man standing on the pier is holding an instrument case. Caption reads: "Arrival at Island Lodge, Aug 24, 1898." Names of family and guests listed below the photograph, not in order, are: Annie McClure, Nathan Swift, Arthur Blackler, I.P. Rumsey, James McClure, Bess Swift, Bertha Durand, Mary Jackson, Dr. James McClure, Edith Platt, and Wallace Rumsey. |
Image ID: | 137490 |
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Creation Date: | 08 24 1898 |
Creator Name: | Holt, Lucy |
City: | Townsend |
County: | Oconto |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Lucy Holt photo albums, 1895-1936 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | M2018-012, Album 1 |
Original Dimensions: | 4 x 3.125 inches |
Image out of focus. Dr. James Gore King McClure was pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, IL from 1881 until 1905. He served as President of McCormick Theological Seminary from 1905 until 1927. Dr. McClure was President of Lake Forest University from 1897 until 1901 and served as Trustee of Lake Forest University from 1889 to 1923. Siblings Nathan and Bess Swift were probably members of the Swift & Co. family in Lake Forest, IL. Arthur Blackler graduated from Lake Forest Academy in 1900. In January 2018, Sharon Ann Holt said that Holt Lumber Company lumberjacks rowed the boats from Apple Tree Landing to the Island. |
Musical instruments |
Forests and forestry |
Clothing and dress |
Coats |
Hats |
Islands |
Men |
Outdoor photography |
Women |
Boats and boating |
Lakes |
Shorelines |
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