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Portrait of Household Employees in front of Green Cottage

Date: 1910
Description: A group of three women and a girl, household employees at Island Lodge, standing in front of Green Cottage. Built in 1901, this cottage is where the cook a...
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Building the Pulpit — Part 1

Date: 1913
Description: An action shot of two sawyers cutting a hollow hemlock log using a 2-person crosscut saw. They are sawing halfway through the log, to create an angle which...
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Building the Pulpit — Part 2

Date: 1913
Description: Three men, and young David Rumsey are standing in the shade by the hollow hemlock log. The man on the right is holding an axe. Part of a series captioned: ...
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Building the Pulpit — Part 3

Date: 1913
Description: View towards David Rumsey sticking his head out of the left side of a large hemlock log to be used for the new pulpit. Wonder who the prankster was who dec...
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Young David Rumsey Sitting on a Log with his Parents

Date: 1913
Description: Young David Rumsey is sitting on a log between his father and mother on a sunny day. Parents Wallace and Edna Rumsey are looking at the camera. There is a ...
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W.A. Holt Reading Aloud Outside to the Holt Children and Others

Date: 08 10 1913
Description: It is a Wednesday in the middle of August. Standing in the woods on the Island, W.A. Holt is reading aloud, possibly scripture or a children's sermon. A gr...
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Playing with a Long Log in Archibald Lake

Date: 1913
Description: View across water towards a line of Holt children and others who are playing with a long log in Archibald Lake in front of the Bath House. Jeannette Holt i...
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Blueberry Trip

Date: 1912
Description: A group of people are walking away down the railroad tracks in search of blueberries. A pine and hemlock forest is on either side of the tracks. Caption re...
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W.A. Holt and his Children by the Flag Pole on the Island

Date: 1913
Description: W.A. Holt and his children are standing by the flag pole, with the American flag flying. Names from left to right: Alfred Holt, W.A. Holt, Donald Holt, Jea...
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Harvesting Grapes

Date: 1909
Description: A group of women and children are standing in front of the porch at Island Lodge. From left to right: Jeannette Holt smiling and holding a bundle of vines ...
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W.A. Holt and G.F. Loomis with the Catch of the Day

Date: 08 14 1911
Description: W.A. Holt (far left) and G.F. Loomis (far right) are holding up a string with the catch of the day. Standing between Holt and Loomis are: (left to right) N...
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Holt Children Painting the Cupola

Date: 08 16 1909
Description: W.A. Holt is watching his children paint the cupola which was moved to the Island from the Lakewood school house. From left to right: Jeannette Holt is pai...
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Portrait of Jeannette and Alfred Holt on the Island Lodge Porch

Date: 08 1898
Description: On the screened porch at Island Lodge, baby Alfred Holt is sitting in an infant-sized wooden rocking chair with sister Jeannette standing at his side. She ...
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Getting the Tangles Out

Date: 1899
Description: Jeannette Holt is standing and getting the tangles out of her brother Alfred Holt's hair in front of Island Lodge porch. Alfred is sitting in a small chair...
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Fun on the Beach with Uncle Wallace

Date: 1900
Description: Smiling Uncle Wallace Rumsey is pushing a wooden wheelbarrow with Jeannette and Alfred Holt inside. They are on the dirt path leading to the swimming beach...
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Paper Lanterns at McCauslin Brook

Date: 1902
Description: A group of young men and women are visiting McCauslin Brook. Standing on the tree trunk, W.A. Holt is holding a paper lantern. The woman, standing next to ...
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Jeannette Holt Raising American Flag

Date: 1902
Description: The American flag, twisted around the wooden pole on the Island, is the focal point this picture. Lucy and W.A. Holt with their children are standing to th...
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The Hello-Phone

Date: 1904
Description: Juliet Stroh (right) has her mouth on the narrow end of the Hello-phone, a.k.a megaphone. At the same time, Donald Holt (left) is sticking his arms and fac...
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Helping Father Haul Brush

Date: 08 1904
Description: The four Holt children are helping their father haul brush. Names from left to right: W.A. Holt, Donald Holt, Eleanor Holt, Jeannette Holt, and Alfred Holt...
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Ready for a Tramp

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait of four young women standing close together before going hiking. Judging by their body language, these young women appear to be pals. They all a...

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