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Getting the Tangles Out

Date: 1899
Description: Jeannette Holt is standing and getting the tangles out of her brother Alfred Holt's hair in front of Island Lodge porch. Alfred is sitting in a small chair...
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Fun on the Beach with Uncle Wallace

Date: 1900
Description: Smiling Uncle Wallace Rumsey is pushing a wooden wheelbarrow with Jeannette and Alfred Holt inside. They are on the dirt path leading to the swimming beach...
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Baby Eleanor on the Porch at Island Lodge

Date: 1901
Description: A woman wearing a long skirt and blouse is standing and holding baby Eleanor Holt in her arms while standing on the front porch of Island Lodge on Archibal...
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The Hello-Phone

Date: 1904
Description: Juliet Stroh (right) has her mouth on the narrow end of the Hello-phone, a.k.a megaphone. At the same time, Donald Holt (left) is sticking his arms and fac...
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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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Ready for a Tramp

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait of four young women standing close together before going hiking. Judging by their body language, these young women appear to be pals. They all a...
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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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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 a Wash Tub

Date: 1918
Description: As a stunt, a man is dressed up as a big baby and sitting in a wash tub. He is looking at the camera while wearing a bonnet, and holding a glass bottle wit...
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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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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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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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Lowell Hoxie Sitting Up in a Tree

Date: 1921
Description: With legs extended, Lowell Hoxie is sitting up high in a tree, supported on two branches as if he were in a hammock. Below is a young man, sitting on the g...
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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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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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View of Archibald Lake from the Island

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Island of Archibald Lake, with an oak tree and a pine tree in the foreground.
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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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Donald Holt Doing His Share

Date: 08 1905
Description: Donald Holt is carrying a log on his shoulder. Caption reads: "Doing His Share." Page heading reads "Lakewood. August 1905." The caption on a nearby photo...
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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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