Photograph
William Pettigrew Reading on the Ark Cottage Porch
| William Pettigrew, who was Foreman at Camp Four beginning in 1885, is reading a hard cover book on the porch of the Ark cottage while sitting on a striped hammock. He is wearing a striped shirt, pants, suspenders, and a tie tucked into his shirt. There is a woven cane backed rocking chair in the corner. In the background, visible through the porch screens, are trees. Caption reads: "Inside Screen House." |
| Image ID: | 138849 |
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| Creation Date: | 1912 |
| 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 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.25 x 3.25 inches |
| The Wheeler frame house on the Island at Archibald Lake was commissioned by Anna Holt Wheeler, the sister of W.A. Holt. This house was known as the Ark. "When it was first built it stood on the waters edge, and this, plus some Biblical imagination, gave it its name." Source: Holt, Constance W. & Holt Jr., Donald R.(1968). "Place Names." This unpublished manuscript is part of Holt Family Albums collection. Arthur H. Pettigrew, possibly a relative of William Pettigrew, was Secretary of Holt Lumber Company for many years. He was a pallbearer at the funeral service held for Lucy Rumsey Holt at the Presbyterian Church in Oconto, Wisconsin on January 6, 1938. |
| Vacation homes |
| Reading |
| Islands |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Porches |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Neckties |
| Chairs |
| Cottages |
| Hammocks |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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