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Portrait of the Lucy and W.A. Holt Family

Date: 09 15 1917
Description: Lucy and W.A. Holt and their four children are posing on the steps of a house. Holt family members (clockwise from left to right) are: Donald Holt, Eleanor...
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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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A Private Moment

Date: 1918
Description: Sitting close together on the floor of the Island Lodge porch, a young man and young woman are hiding their faces from the camera with a hat or towel.
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Stunt: Big Baby in the Baby Carriage

Date: 1918
Description: A man is dressed up as a big baby and is sitting in a wicker baby carriage. He is drinking from a glass bottle. A woman wearing round eyeglasses is standin...
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Many Flags Waving from a Moving Car

Date: 1918
Description: A driver and three or four passengers are in a moving car with the top down. Many American flags attached to the car are flying in the wind. The group may ...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins at Christmas

Date: 12 25 1918
Description: Wearing his cap, overcoat and boots, Donald Holt is looking at the camera. He is standing by himself on the left with his hands behind his back. Next to Do...
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The Wedding of Ethel M. Cecil and Werner W. Duecker

Date: 06 18 1919
Description: Bride Ethel M. Cecil and groom Werner W. Duecker are standing with their wedding party, family and friends. Rev E.W. Wright officiated. The Cecil family h...
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Ethel and Werner Duecker Leaving their Wedding

Date: 06 1919
Description: After their wedding, Ethel and Werner Duecker are preparing to depart in an automobile. Maid of Honor Jeannette Holt is standing on the right.
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Man Balancing on Human Stilts

Date: 07 1919
Description: A man and woman are holding up a man who is balancing above them on their hands. He is holding his hands to his mouth. Tall trees are in the background. Pa...
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Woodward Avenue School Faculty

Date: 09 1919
Description: Teachers and administrators at Woodward Avenue School posing for a group portrait in front of the brick school building. Jeannette Holt is sitting in the f...
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Picnic with the Howards

Date: 1919
Description: A group of one man and three women is picnicking on a grassy patch of sandy beach. The group is sitting on the ground and eating around a blanket with a Th...
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W.A. Holt and Alfred Holt on the Beach

Date: 07 02 1920
Description: Alfred Holt is standing on the beach, carrying several boxes under his arm. To his right is his father W.A. Holt. A group of eight women are sitting on the...
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Alfred Holt and Madeleine Wood Spoof

Date: 07 1920
Description: Alfred Holt and Madeleine Wood are outside on a sunny day. She is standing and holding a pose that suggests dancing. He is sitting in a wooden chair with h...
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Minnehaha Falls

Date: 1921
Description: View towards four people walking up to the frozen Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park.
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Jumping or Diving off Wooden Diving Board in Archibald Lake

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view through trees towards a man preparing to dive or jump off a wooden diving board, mounted on a barge, into Archibald Lake. Waiting his turn, a...
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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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Shading the Camera in the Woods

Date: 1921
Description: With her face partially shaded by a hat, Jeannette Holt is holding a cast iron frying pan sideways to shade the camera as a young man, sitting at the base ...
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Holts and Garrisons Roasting Corn

Date: 1922
Description: A group of Holts and Garrisons are roasting corn around a smoking campfire on the Island, with Archibald Lake in the background. W.A. Holt is on the far le...
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Jeannette Holt and the Garrisons Collecting Marine Life

Date: 1922
Description: Jeannette Holt (far left) is standing in the water near the shoreline with one foot up on a log. She is balancing a metal pail on her knee, which has a scr...
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Henry Rumsey's Boat House

Date: 08 1922
Description: View of Henry Rumsey's boat house, which is built of logs. An American flag is flying from the flagpole at the front of the boathouse.

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