Photograph
Building the Tennis Court
| A group of five men are preparing the soil for the new tennis court. The men are using shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows. On the right, children Alfred and Donald Holt are helping to build the tennis court. A tree stump is lying in the foreground. Archibald Lake and a forest on the mainland are in the background. Caption reads: "The tennis court crew." |
| Image ID: | 137894 |
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| Creation Date: | 1905 |
| 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 2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.5 x 3.5 inches |
| "Northwest of the Lodge was a dirt tennis court. It was built in 1905 and maintained with a log roller." Source: Holt, Constance W. & Holt Jr., Donald R.(1968). "Place Names." This unpublished manuscript is part of Holt Family Albums collection. Alfred and Donald Holt were children of Lucy and W.A. Holt. |
| Outdoor recreation |
| Tennis |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Wagons |
| Children |
| Islands |
| Shovels |
| Work clothes |
| Forests and forestry |
| Trees |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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