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| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | W.A. Holt is picking fruit, possibly apples, while standing on a ladder. Grandchildren Barbara Holt (left) and Arthur Holt (right) are helping. There is a ... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Toddler Douglas DeWitt is playing in the sandbox, while Aunt Jeannette Holt is watching him. Caption reads: "Aunt Jeannette and Douglas." |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Lucy Rumsey Holt is paddling the canoe on Archibald Lake with grandson Peter DeWitt in her lap. There is a forested shoreline in the background. Caption re... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | With their backs facing the camera, Peter DeWitt (l) and Douglas DeWitt (r) are standing side by side, hammering nails into a pier on Archibald Lake. Dougl... |
| Date: | 08 1931 |
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| Description: | Standing on a sandy beach on the Island at Archibald Lake, Grant Stroh is holding up a string of fish. To the left of Stroh, a young woman, possibly his da... |
| Date: | 08 1932 |
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| Description: | Douglas DeWitt, one of the Holt grandchildren, is rowing on Archibald Lake with an island in the background. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A boy is hanging upside down from the diving raft on Archibald Lake. Similar to many items owned by the Holt family, this raft probably was made by hand wi... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A baby boy, probably Robert James DeWitt, is playing on a sandy beach. A woman, probably his mother Eleanor Holt DeWitt, is with him. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman, probably Eleanor Holt DeWitt and Donald Soule DeWitt, are standing together, wearing rain ponchos and wide-brimmed hats. Trees and Archi... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Two boys are sailing a homemade boat on Archibald Lake. Forested lands are in the background. |
| Date: | 09 04 1926 |
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| Description: | Outdoor wedding portrait of Eleanor Holt and Donald DeWitt. The ceremony was held at the Island on Archibald Lake. |
| Date: | 08 14 1926 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth Dorsey, one of Eleanor Holt's bridesmaids, is standing outdoors holding a bouquet of flowers. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Donald Holt and Elizabeth Dorsey are standing side by side, arm in arm, wearing similar sportswear. An outdoor bench, made of birch, is on the right, and a... |
| Date: | 08 11 1914 |
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| Description: | Eleanor Holt (r) is holding Eleanor Loomis (l) as they bathe together in Archibald Lake. Two boats are resting on the shore of the Island. Loomis is wearin... |
| Date: | 08 11 1914 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 08 11 1914 |
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| Description: | Two boys are standing together against a background of plants and trees. The boy on the right is holding an axe, and the boy on the left is holding some ki... |
| Date: | 08 12 1914 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Buswell are in a rowboat on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Buswell." |
| Date: | 08 1914 |
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| Description: | A woman, possibly Mrs. Buswell, is holding a boat oar with her right hand, resembling a monarch with a scepter, while standing on the pier. Archibald Lake ... |
| Date: | 08 1914 |
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| Description: | Looking at the camera, G.F. Loomis is sitting in the front of boat, on the far left. In total, there are 4 boats arriving at Picnic Island on Archibald Lak... |
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