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Picnic with the Howards

Date: 1919
Description: A group of one man and three women is picnicking on a grassy patch of sandy beach. The group is sitting on the ground and eating around a blanket with a Th...
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Alfred Holt and Madeleine Wood Spoof

Date: 07 1920
Description: Alfred Holt and Madeleine Wood are outside on a sunny day. She is standing and holding a pose that suggests dancing. He is sitting in a wooden chair with h...
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Minnehaha Falls

Date: 1921
Description: View towards four people walking up to the frozen Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park.
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Jumping or Diving off Wooden Diving Board in Archibald Lake

Date: 1921
Description: 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, a...
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"Jim" Wright Exclaims

Date: 1921
Description: Wearing a wide brimmed hat, Jim Wright has his mouth wide open, and is looking at the palm of his left hand and pointing in the air with his right hand. Be...
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Shading the Camera in the Woods

Date: 1921
Description: With her face partially shaded by a hat, Jeannette Holt is holding a cast iron frying pan sideways to shade the camera as a young man, sitting at the base ...
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Lowell Hoxie Sitting Up in a Tree

Date: 1921
Description: With legs extended, Lowell Hoxie is sitting up high in a tree, supported on two branches as if he were in a hammock. Below is a young man, sitting on the g...
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Holts and Garrisons Roasting Corn

Date: 1922
Description: A group of Holts and Garrisons are roasting corn around a smoking campfire on the Island, with Archibald Lake in the background. W.A. Holt is on the far le...
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Jeannette Holt and the Garrisons Collecting Marine Life

Date: 1922
Description: Jeannette Holt (far left) is standing in the water near the shoreline with one foot up on a log. She is balancing a metal pail on her knee, which has a scr...
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Henry Rumsey's Boat House

Date: 08 1922
Description: View of Henry Rumsey's boat house, which is built of logs. An American flag is flying from the flagpole at the front of the boathouse.
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50th Anniversary Portrait of I.P. and Mary Rumsey

Date: 1920
Description: Wearing formal attire, Captain I.P. Rumsey and Mary Axtell Rumsey are standing together by a window. Caption reads: "50th Anniversary."
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Log Steps Up to the Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: Juliet Rumsey Stroh is standing on a step leading up to the horse-drawn wagon, and three boys are standing on the top log step. A man and a woman are sitti...
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Lucy and W.A. Holt Standing Together Outside

Date: 1918
Description: Lucy and W.A. Holt, wife and husband, are looking at each other while standing on the lawn with trees, shrubs, and a building in the background. Lucy Holt ...
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Wedding Portrait of Madeleine Wood and Alfred Holt

Date: 07 15 1920
Description: Wedding portrait of Madeleine Wood and Alfred Holt. They are standing close together on the stairs of a brownstone building, possibly a church or a court h...
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25th Anniversary Portrait of Lucy and W.A. Holt

Date: 07 1920
Description: Marking their 25th wedding anniversary, Lucy and W.A. Holt are standing close together and posing for a portrait outdoors. Lucy Rumsey Holt may be wearing ...
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Thanksgiving Sleigh Ride

Date: 11 1903
Description: W.A. Holt and three children posing for a group portrait in the horse-drawn sleigh on Thanksgiving. Holding the reins, Alfred Holt is sitting next to his f...
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Lesson in Shooting

Date: 08 1905
Description: Harriet Stroh is taking a shooting lesson from her grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran. Alfred Holt is standing in front of his grandfathe...
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Fishing Party

Date: 1905
Description: Alfred Holt (center) is rowing the boat on Archibald Lake while Richard Rumsey (?) and James McClure are baiting hooks for fishing. The wild shoreline and ...
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Captain and Pilot

Date: 08 1906
Description: Donald Holt is steering the "Islander" motorboat with his father W.A. Holt at his side. The "Islander" flag is flying off the bow, and the American flag is...
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More the Merrier

Date: 08 1908
Description: A group of women, men, and children are bathing in Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "The more the merrier. Mrs. Sidley, Juli, Mr. Sidley, and Arch."

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