Photograph
Jumping or Diving off Wooden Diving Board in Archibald Lake
| Elevated view through trees towards a man preparing to dive or jump off a wooden diving board, mounted on a barge, into Archibald Lake. Waiting his turn, another man is bent over at the top of the sloping ladder behind the diving board. There are three other people on the barge. Page header reads: "Summer 1921." |
| Image ID: | 141547 |
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| Creation Date: | 1921 |
| 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 5 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 2.25 inches |
| According to Lucy Holt's great granddaughter Shannon Holt, this diving board was probably homemade. "Pretty much everything on the Island was homemade in 1921. Men in the family were expected to be handy. Lumberjacks were available for the heaviest work." |
| Shorelines |
| Forests and forestry |
| Bathing suits |
| Ladders |
| Hills |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Diving |
| Lakes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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