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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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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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Wallace Rumsey Standing on Gigantic Fallen Tree

Date: 1900
Description: With ax in hand, Wallace Rumsey is standing on a gigantic fallen tree. Caption reads: "Wallace — Chopper."
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Fireplace at Island Lodge

Date: 1901
Description: View of the big fireplace ablaze at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake, with screen and andirons. There are various handmade wooden objects on the mantel. On t...
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Holt Children and Others Carrying Wood

Date: 08 1905
Description: A group portrait of children carrying newly split wood in their arms. Alfred Holt, wearing glasses, is sitting on a pile of wood in a small wagon. Donald H...
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Captain Edwards Leaving

Date: 06 18 1918
Description: Captain Edwards (r) is standing at the train station with from left to right: W.A. Holt, Alfred or Donald Holt, and a woman, possibly Madeline Wood. In the...
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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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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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Donald Holt Doing His Share

Date: 08 1905
Description: Donald Holt is carrying a log on his shoulder. Caption reads: "Doing His Share." Page heading reads "Lakewood. August 1905." The caption on a nearby photo...
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Lumber Piles

Date: 05 08 1909
Description: A group of adults and children is standing on the lumber piles. Caption reads: "Lumber piles."
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Rainy Day Occupation

Date: 08 29 1923
Description: A group of people lined up in a row are carrying arm loads of split pine logs. Left to right: Unknown, Jeannette Holt, Unknown, Unknown, Eleanor Holt, Unkn...
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Holt Lumber Company Camp

Date: 1924
Description: View of one of the Holt Lumber Company camps. Caption reads: "The Camp."
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Locomotive Transporting Big Logs

Date: 1924
Description: View towards a man standing on the left front side of a locomotive with his hands in his pockets. Smoke is spewing from the train's smokestack. There are l...
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Cutting the Railroad Right of Way through Cathedral Woods

Date: 1934
Description: View of Cathedral Woods and the fallen trees that were cut down to make way for the Holt Lumber Company railroad spur. Caption reads: "Cutting the R.R. rig...
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Holt Lumber Company Truck

Date: 1936
Description: View of one of the Holt Lumber Company trucks. A tree is growing in the street next to the curb. In the foreground, from left to right: an unknown man is s...
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Riding the "Kentucky Mule"

Date: 08 11 1914
Description: W.A. Holt, second from the right, and a group of mostly children are playing in Archibald Lake. On the far left, Alfred Holt is giving a thumbs up, with a ...
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Before: Pump and Drinking Trough for Horses

Date: 1916
Description: View of the pump and drinking trough for horses on a triangle of land at the junction of Chicago and Main Streets. The first Christian Science Church build...
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Building Floor for Tent at the Hemlocks

Date: 1916
Description: A group of men are building the wood floor for the tented campsite on the Island. In the background, a group of women and children are watching constructio...
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Repairing the Road

Date: 09 10 1918
Description: It appears that a set of logs was just placed on the dirt road between an automobile and a horse-drawn carriage, possibly to fix a rut. While squatting by ...

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