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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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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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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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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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Jeannie Schauers on Shore of Archibald Lake

Date: 1899
Description: Jeannie Schauers is standing on wooden planks near a pier on the shoreline of Archibald Lake. A rowboat is pulled up on the shoreline on the left.
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Two Clergymen Fishing on Archibald Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Two clergymen and one boy are sitting in a clinker-built duck boat on Archibald Lake. The clergyman on the left is holding a long cane pole. The clergyman ...
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Anna Holt Wheeler Riding Sidesaddle

Date: 1901
Description: Anna Holt Wheeler riding sidesaddle on the horse named Dick, with her husband Arthur Dana Wheeler walking behind her. Caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler ...
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Holt and McClure Children at Sandy Beach

Date: 1902
Description: View from rowboat of siblings Jeannette and Alfred Holt standing in the water and watching the rowboat approaching the shore of Archibald Lake. Alfred is h...
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Baggage Raft on Archibald Lake

Date: 1902
Description: View across water of four men on the baggage raft traveling toward the Island from Apple Tree Landing. Two men, possibly lumberjacks, are rowing. The bagga...
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Young Man Holding a Puppy

Date: 1903
Description: Portrait of a young man holding a puppy in his arms. Trees and a building are in the background. Caption reads: "Horace."
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Gus with Horse

Date: 1903
Description: Holding a leather harness, Gus is standing next to a horse in a field. Caption reads: "Gus."
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Dr. Hoover and Rev. John Robertson Macartney with Pickeral at Maiden Lake

Date: 1903
Description: At Maiden Lake, Dr. Hoover (left) and Rev. John Robertson Macartney (right) are holding a pole with a large pickeral, the size of a boy, hanging from it. P...
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Rev. John Robertson Macartney with Pickeral at Maiden Lake

Date: 1903
Description: Rev. John Robertson Macartney is holding a freshly caught pickeral on a stringer. Maiden Lake is in the background. Page heading reads: "Rev. J. Robertson ...
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Three Young Men and the Islander Steam Launch

Date: 1904
Description: Three young men are standing on the pier at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake. The Islander steam launch is tied to the pier with a rope. Holding a gun...

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