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Cousins Jeannette Holt and Harriet Stroh in front of Lacquer Screen

Date: 1897
Description: Cousins Harriet Stroh (L) and Jeannette Holt (R) are standing outside on a carpet in front of a lacquer screen decorated with flying birds. On the right is...
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Jeannette, Harriet, and Margaret Playing Together

Date: 1897
Description: Cousins Jeannette Holt (left), Harriet Stroh (center), and Margaret (right) Stroh are playing in the backyard of the Holt home. W.A. Holt is crouching down...
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In the Holt Family Backyard

Date: 1897
Description: Cousins Jeannette Holt (left) and either Harriet or Margaret Stroh (right) are playing in the backyard under the supervision of grandmother Mary Mathilda A...
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Sitting under the Canopy in Oconto

Date: 1899
Description: Shaded by a striped canopy, three women are sitting together and smiling in the Holt family backyard. Wearing aprons, the woman on the left and the woman w...
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Aunt May and Jeannette Holt in the Backyard

Date: 05 08 1899
Description: Looking at the camera, Jeannette Holt is standing next to her aunt May in the backyard of the Holt family home. Minnie May Rumsey is sitting on the hammock...
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I.P. Rumsey Holding Baby Granddaughter Eleanor Holt

Date: 11 1900
Description: Sitting in a wicker rocking chair at the Holt family home, Grandfather I.P. Rumsey is holding baby granddaughter Eleanor Holt who is swaddled in a blanket....
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Alfred Holt is Growing Up

Date: 07 1902
Description: A portrait in the backyard of the Holt family home of Alfred Holt on the day he got his curls cut. Sitting on the rocking horse, Alfred is wearing a leathe...
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Doug DeWitt at the Drums

Date: 1942
Description: Doug DeWitt is sitting behind the drums. The words "Rhythm Wreckers" are printed on the drum face. Behind Doug DeWitt, on a shelf, are several things: a re...
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Alfred's Big Potato

Date: 09 1902
Description: Looking at the camera, Alfred Holt is holding up a big potato, possibly a double potato. Younger sister Eleanor Holt is standing to the right of Alfred Hol...
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Aunt May and Eleanor

Date: 09 1902
Description: Minnie May Rumsey is sitting on a swing with niece Eleanor in her lap. There are trees in the background.
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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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The Quartette

Date: 11 1905
Description: Donald Holt, age 4, is being carried by Alfred Holt and Jeannette Holt. This was the day that Donald Holt had his curls cut. Eleanor Holt is standing next ...
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After a Trip Down River

Date: 06 04 1909
Description: A group of Holts and Macartneys is posing for a photograph after completing a trip down the river. Standing next to the wagon, W.A. Holt is holding an oar....
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Baby Douglas Holt DeWitt on W.A. Holt's Knee

Date: 1928
Description: Baby Douglas Holt DeWitt is on Grandpa W.A. Holt's knees. Sitting on the picnic blanket and looking at Douglas are {Unknown} (l) and Eleanor Holt DeWitt (r...
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On the Seesaw

Date: 1910
Description: Grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran, is standing next to the wooden seesaw. Grandchildren Donald Holt (left) and Alfred Holt (right) are s...
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The Electric

Date: 07 24 1913
Description: The entire Holt family, except photographer Lucy Rumsey Holt, is squeezing into the car. Lucy Rumsey Holt was the principal driver of this electric car. Na...
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Reverend and W. Wright William and Robert

Date: 1922
Description: Rev. Ernest W. Wright and Rheua Nickey Wright are sitting on the running board of the car with sons William and Robert. The car has snow chains on the tire...

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