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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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A Shooting Lesson

Date: 08 1905
Description: Grandfather I.P. Rumsey is teaching grandson Alfred Holt how to shoot a gun on the shore of Archibald Lake. Jeannette Holt and the Stroh girls are watching...
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Reading Circle at the Hermit

Date: 1906
Description: View across water towards members of the Reading Circle, including one woman and six children. The "H," made of birch branches, marks the location as being...
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Departure of W.A. Holt after Two Weeks

Date: 09 1906
Description: Standing in the center of the Islander steam launch on Archibald Lake, W.A. Holt is wearing a sea captain's hat. Friends and family are going with W...
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Seeing Niagara Wisconsin

Date: 1892
Description: Standing with the Menominee River in the background, Mary Mathilda Axtell Rumsey and her family posing for a picture. Names from left to right: Mary Mathil...
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Girl with Baby Carriage

Date: 1918
Description: A girl is standing in the street near the curb with a baby carriage. She is wearing a dress and shoes. A woman and two children are standing on the sidewal...
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Young School Boys Standing in a Row Outdoors

Date: 1918
Description: Young school boys are lined up in a row on the sidewalk. An older boy is standing behind the group. The young boys are all wearing short pants. One boy (th...
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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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Sitting on a Log by Archibald Lake

Date: 1920
Description: From left to right: Eleanor Gibson, {unknown}, and Helen Macartney are sitting together on a large fallen tree trunk partially submerged in Archibald Lake....
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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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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 Holding Spotty

Date: 1911
Description: Jeannette Holt is standing and holding Spotty, the family dog, in her arms while facing to the left. Lillian Wheeler is standing behind her and reaching up...
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Log Steps Up to the Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: Juliet Rumsey Stroh is standing on a step leading up to the horse-drawn wagon, and three boys are standing on the top log step. A man and a woman are sitti...
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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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Thanksgiving Sleigh Ride

Date: 11 1903
Description: W.A. Holt and three children posing for a group portrait in the horse-drawn sleigh on Thanksgiving. Holding the reins, Alfred Holt is sitting next to his f...
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Little Cousins Juliet Stroh and Donald Holt in the Light

Date: 1903
Description: Little cousins Donald Holt and Juliet Stroh are sitting in the light, which is streaming through the window on the right. Lucy Holt or Juliet Stroh and the...
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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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