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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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Dog-Drawn Wagon with Children

Date: 04 1903
Description: Fred Phelps is driving a small wagon with a team of dogs on the wooden sidewalk in Oconto. Eleanor and Alfred Holt are the passengers. Looking at the camer...
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Alfred Holt Snowshoeing

Date: 11 26 1903
Description: Alfred Holt is snowshoeing in the backyard of the Holt family home in Oconto. A wood fence and neighboring homes are in the background. Caption reads: "Alf...
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W.A. Holt and Daughter Eleanor Tobogganing

Date: 11 26 1903
Description: Smiling at the camera, daughter Eleanor Holt is tobogganing with her father W.A. Holt in the backyard of the Holt family home. Aunt Nell is standing behind...
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Miss McDonald

Date: 05 1904
Description: Miss McDonald, Jeannette Holt, and Alfred Holt are going fishing. Standing on the wooden sidewalk, they are holding long bamboo fishing poles over their sh...
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Joe as Baby Tender

Date: 1904
Description: Joe Rumsey (?) is pulling the wooden cart holding cousins Donald Holt and Juliet Stroh. They are playing on the porch at Island Lodge. Caption reads: "Joe ...
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Lesson in Shooting

Date: 08 1905
Description: Harriet Stroh is taking a shooting lesson from her grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran. Alfred Holt is standing in front of his grandfathe...
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First Lesson in Rowing

Date: 08 1905
Description: Using a long wooden stick as an oar, Donald Holt is rowing the boat, which is beached on land. Juliet Stroh is sitting in the boat with Donald Holt. A log ...
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A Somersault from the Boat

Date: 08 1905
Description: Alfred Holt is in the middle of doing a somersault from the boat into Archibald Lake. Standing in the water and watching Alfred are, from left to right: Ca...
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Fishing Party

Date: 1905
Description: Alfred Holt (center) is rowing the boat on Archibald Lake while Richard Rumsey (?) and James McClure are baiting hooks for fishing. The wild shoreline and ...
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Tea Party

Date: 1905
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Eleanor Holt, wearing a bow in her hair, who is standing and pouring a cup of tea for her brother, Donald...
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Holt Children Playing Sleeping Car

Date: 02 1906
Description: Three Holt children are pretending to be sleeping in the sleeping car of a train, with closet shelves as the train beds. A wool blanket with fringe is the ...
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Captain and Pilot

Date: 08 1906
Description: Donald Holt is steering the "Islander" motorboat with his father W.A. Holt at his side. The "Islander" flag is flying off the bow, and the American flag is...
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Alfred Holt's New Wheel

Date: 04 1907
Description: Alfred Holt is jumping on his new bicycle in the yard. Jeannette Holt is resting her hand on her brother's bicycle seat. Neighboring homes are in the backg...
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More the Merrier

Date: 08 1908
Description: A group of women, men, and children are bathing in Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "The more the merrier. Mrs. Sidley, Juli, Mr. Sidley, and Arch."
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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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Baseball Fans

Date: 1909
Description: Nathan McClure (l) and Alfred Holt (r) are dressed to play baseball. McClure is wearing a baseball glove and holding the ball. Holt is leaning on the bat. ...
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At the Guild Bazaar

Date: 06 16 1909
Description: Three Holt children are sitting on a park bench in front of a stone wall. From left to right: Alfred Holt, Donald Holt, and Eleanor Holt. Alfred Holt appea...
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Joe Rumsey's Auto

Date: 07 23 1909
Description: Looking at the camera, Joe Rumsey is sitting in the driver's seat of his sedan. The auto has lights and a horn. Morris Rumsey is at his brother's side. In ...

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