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Lakewood Train Station

Date: 1898
Description: View down platform of Lakewood train station, with two men standing near a doorway on the left near two sacks. Another man is further down the platform ben...
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Jeannette Holt and Her Stroh Cousins on the Porch

Date: 1898
Description: Three cousins are sitting at a table eating a meal on the porch at the Island Lodge on Archibald Lake. Names from left to right are: Harriet Stroh, Margare...
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George Holt Paddling a Boat on Archibald Lake

Date: 1898
Description: View across the water towards George Holt paddling a clinker-built duck boat on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "At sea."
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Mary Matilda Rumsey Visiting the Hermit

Date: 1898
Description: Mary Matilda Rumsey visiting "The Hermit" island, where George H. Holt had a summer cottage on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "A 'Friend.'"
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Grant Stroh with Pickerel from Little Horn Lake

Date: 1898
Description: Grant Stroh posing with a big pickerel in front of Island Lodge. Caption reads: "Pickerel from Little Horn Lake 39 inches — Grant Stroh."
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Arrival at Island Lodge on Lake Archibald

Date: 08 24 1898
Description: A group of Holt family members and guests is arriving at the Island on Archibald Lake, with lumberjacks from Holt Lumber Company rowing the boats. The man ...
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Annie McClure and Jeannette Holt Looking at Bird's Nest

Date: 1898
Description: Annie McClure is holding Jeannette Holt while looking at a bird's nest in a tree. Archibald Lake is in the background. Caption reads: "A Birds Nest — Annie...
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Rowing on Archibald Lake

Date: 1898
Description: Close-up of a young man, possibly James McClure, Jr., rowing on Archibald Lake. A tree-lined shore is in the background. Caption reads: "A Great Hand at Ro...
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Homeward Bound

Date: 1898
Description: Group portrait of adults and two children standing next to Island Lodge, just before heading home. In the center is Jim McClure, holding a fishing pole. On...
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Our Lady Farmers

Date: 1898
Description: Annie McClure is sitting on the hay mower, with two boys nearby. In the background, Nellie Clapp is standing in the doorway of the barn. The group is at th...
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Holts and McClures Departing Island Lodge

Date: 1898
Description: The group of Holts and McClures is departing Island Lodge for home. Names from left to right are: Annie McClure, Jim McClure Jr., Lucy Holt, Jeannette Holt...
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Now Look Enthusiastic

Date: 1898
Description: W.A. Holt is showing off the perch he caught. Names from left to right are: Lucy Holt, Minnie May Rumsey, I.P. Rumsey, W.A. Holt and Bertha {unknown}. Capt...
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Up with the Flag! I.P. Rumsey

Date: 1898
Description: I.P. Rumsey is raising the Island Lodge flag. Caption reads: "Up with the flag! I.P. Rumsey."
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A Stump Speech by Jeannette Holt

Date: 1898
Description: Jeannette Holt giving a stump speech on the porch at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "A stump speech by Jeannette."
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An Ingenious Affair

Date: 1898
Description: A woman and a boy are sailing the boat named Islander on Archibald Lake. There is a raft in the foreground. Caption reads: "An Ingenious Affair."
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Faun at Peshtigo Brook Farm

Date: 09 1899
Description: The faun, standing up on its hind legs, is taking food from a man holding a cooking pot at Peshtigo Brook Farm. In the background is a building with an ope...
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Annie McClure and her Fish

Date: 1899
Description: Annie McClure is standing in a boat showing the fish she caught on Archibald Lake. There is a pier on the left, and a tree-lined shore is in the background...
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Rowing on Lake Archibald

Date: 1899
Description: A foursome is boating on Archibald Lake. William Leonard Burnap, standing up in the boat, is wringing water out of something with his hands. The man sittin...
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William Leonard Burnap Carrying Wood

Date: 1899
Description: Standing on the steps of Island Lodge, William Leonard Burnap is carrying newly split wood. Jeannette Holt is standing inside the screened-in porch on the ...
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Wallace Rumsey Building a Seat

Date: 1899
Description: Wallace Rumsey is building a wooden seat from a fallen log at Lookout Point on the Island at Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "Building the seat on the point...

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