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High School

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Description: View across lawn toward a high school, with a group of three men standing outside to the right. The school features a dome, arched doorways and windows, an...
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Public Library

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Description: View from street toward the Farnsworth Public Library. The building is constructed of stone and brick; columns and a pediment frame the main entrance. A gi...
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First Church of Christ, Scientist Historic Marker

Date: 06 10 1955
Description: A small group is gathered for the dedication and unveiling of the First Church of Christ, Scientist historical marker in Oconto. Raymond Sivesind, supervis...
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Jeannette, Harriet, and Margaret Playing Together

Date: 1897
Description: Cousins Jeannette Holt (left), Harriet Stroh (center), and Margaret (right) Stroh are playing in the backyard of the Holt home. W.A. Holt is crouching down...
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Jeannette Holt's Fifth Birthday in Oconto

Date: 05 08 1901
Description: Jeannette Holt is posing with her doll who is sitting in a wicker baby carriage. In the background are the stairs leading up to the Holt family home. Capti...
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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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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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The Quartette

Date: 11 1905
Description: Donald Holt, age 4, is being carried by Alfred Holt and Jeannette Holt. This was the day that Donald Holt had his curls cut. Eleanor Holt is standing next ...
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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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Winter Sports

Date: 12 1909
Description: Children are playing winter sports, including sledding and snowshoeing, in the backyard. The slide and sleds are made of wood. The snowshoers are holding h...
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Alfred Holt's Gate Post Leap

Date: 12 1909
Description: On a snowy day, Alfred Holt is leaping from the gate post. Several children are watching him. A girl, wearing a floppy winter hat, is looking at the camera...
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The Winter Slide

Date: 02 29 1916
Description: Atop the winter slide, Lillian Wheeler is positioning herself on the sled. Her mother Anna Holt Wheeler is watching her, and a third person is standing beh...
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Lillian Wheeler Toboganning

Date: 02 29 1916
Description: Toddler Lillian Wheeler is tobogganing down the snowy chute with her mother Anna Holt Wheeler, and a third person is sitting behind Anna. There is a house ...
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Before: Pump and Drinking Trough for Horses

Date: 1916
Description: View of the pump and drinking trough for horses on a triangle of land at the junction of Chicago and Main Streets. The first Christian Science Church build...
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Dedication of New Main Street

Date: 10 20 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the parade for the dedication of the new Main Street. W.A. Holt is driving his automobile, which is decorated with garlands, in t...
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Fishing Trip

Date: 1916
Description: A group of men are standing in front of the Holt family home on Main Street. Several of the men are holding fishing poles, and they appear ready to go on a...
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Delivering Ice

Date: 02 17 1917
Description: Four horses are pulling the flat bed wagon loaded with ice bricks. One of the men is holding the reins to the horses, and the other man is standing with hi...

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