Photograph
Filling in the Shoreline
| A small group is filling in part of the Archibald Lake shoreline with branches to protect the point from erosion. Names from left to right: Pete Blanchard, W.A. Holt, Juliet Stroh, and Lucy Holt. A small building made of split logs is behind the group. Caption reads: "Filling in to Protect the Point." |
| Image ID: | 143056 |
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| Creation Date: | 1924 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| 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 10 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 2.5 inches |
| According to Shan Holt in June 2019, "The water level at Archibald Lake changes every year, as it depends entirely on the local water table. The family frequently tries to intervene with breakwaters, logs, brush, and other natural traps/barriers to protect the beaches from erosion. I suspect this picture is one of those moments. The Island Lodge beach is particularly fragile because it protrudes out into the current." "Juliet Stroh was a forthright, and, for her time, liberated woman, so her outfit and hair would not be out of character," according to Shan Holt. Pete Blanchard and Juliet Stroh married in 1926. They eventually settled in the Hermit as their cottage, renaming it Pine Knot. |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Engineering |
| Lakes |
| Shorelines |
| Erosion |
| Buildings |
| Trees |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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