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Holt Lumber Company

Date: 1910
Description: View from the Oconto River of the Holt Lumber Company. A man is standing on a log boom and guiding logs to the sawmill. Writing on the postcard reads: "Hol...
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Eleanor Holt and Friends

Date: 1910
Description: Looking at the camera, Eleanor Holt and three girlfriends are lying on their stomachs in a yard. Caption reads: "Margaret Doran, Eleanor H, Kathlene Doran,...
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Crystal Wedding Anniversary

Date: 1910
Description: Lucy Rumsey Holt and W.A. Holt's 25th wedding anniversary. Three generations are present. A cake decorated with flowers is on display in front of Lucy and ...
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Birch Bark Gang

Date: 1910
Description: After gathering birch bark, a group of children and an adult are returning to Island Lodge. One boy is pushing a wheelbarrow. Caption reads: "Birch bark ga...
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Spotty Gets a Bath

Date: 1911
Description: The children are giving a bath to the Holt family dog named Spotty who is standing in a wash tub. Philip Smith is laying his hand on Spotty's back. Alfred ...
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A Meal Together

Date: 1911
Description: A view of a Holt family lunch or dinner on the porch at Island Lodge. W.A. Holt is sitting at the far end of the table, and Lucy Rumsey Holt is sitting at ...
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Skating at the Winter Club

Date: 01 05 1912
Description: The Holt children are skating in a line at an ice rink. The girls are holding fur hand warmers. There is a toboggan slide in the background. Names from lef...
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Eleanor and Spotty

Date: 05 1912
Description: Sitting on a wooden sawhorse in the backyard, Eleanor Holt is giving a treat to Spotty, the family dog.
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Decoration Day

Date: 05 30 1912
Description: Three girls are decorating Lucy Rumsey Holt's electric car with American flags for Decoration Day, possibly for a parade. Jeannette Holt is on the left. Sp...
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Donald Holt and Friend Go Fishing

Date: 04 10 1913
Description: Donald Holt and Fred Mooney are going fishing. Each boy is carrying a long bamboo fishing pole. Fred Mooney has the creel. Mrs. Mahoney is carrying a woode...
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Raising the Flag at Grandfather's House

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: At the home of Civil War Captain Israel Parsons Rumsey, the group is raising the American flag on Independence Day. Names from left to right: Lucy Rumsey H...
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Fourth of July Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1912
Description: Alfred Holt is setting off some firecrackers while his sisters and several cousins are watching. Names from left to right: Elizabeth Doud Rumsey, Marion Ed...
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Jeannette Holt and Spot on Exhibition

Date: 1912
Description: Jeannette Holt is holding on Spot up on its hind legs in front of Island Lodge. People are standing on the porch and watching.
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Good Friends in the Woods

Date: 08 14 1912
Description: Jeannette Holt and two close friends are lying down on their backs on a tarp next to each other in the woods. Younger sister Eleanor Holt is also lying dow...
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Two Generations of Rumsey Women

Date: 07 04 1913
Description: Two generations of women sitting together and socializing under a big tree. Two women are holding hand fans. The theme of this image seems to be sisterhood...
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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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Trowbridge and Holt Children

Date: 07 11 1913
Description: After berry picking, the group of Trowbridges and Holts display their tin cups filled with local fruits. Names from left to right: Calvin Trowbridge, Elean...
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Holt Family Portrait

Date: 08 1913
Description: The family is posing on the screen porch at Island Lodge. Eleanor Holt, wearing a leg brace, is sitting on the fringed hammock with her maternal grandfathe...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins

Date: 08 22 1913
Description: An informal group portrait of some of the Holt and Stroh cousins, along with Uncle Wallace Rumsey. Jeannette Holt and Wallace Rumsey are holding metal milk...
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Toboggan Slide in Backyard

Date: 02 06 1914
Description: A group of children and adults is on the wooden toboggan slide in the backyard of the Lucy and W.A. Holt home. One person on the top platform is holding a ...

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