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| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Looking toward the Island from a marshy shoreline, Archibald Lake is veiled in a fine mist. Two logs are submerged in the lake in the foreground. Beyond th... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View looking across Archibald Lake toward the island on the right, and the mainland in the distance on a cloudy day. Three very tall trees are standing at ... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline across Archibald Lake, looking north toward the Island. There is a view, from left to right, of three houses: Island Lodge, Green Cotta... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline towards the tree-lined shore of the Island on Archibald Lake, and four buildings. From left to right the buildings are: Anna W... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | In the foreground is the bow of the Islander steam launch. George Holt, sitting in a clinker-built duck boat just beyond the launch, is holding the paddle ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Sunday church service is being held on the screened porch at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake. Left to right, front row: Eleanor Holt, Donald Holt. Second ro... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Baby Lillian Wheeler, wearing a dress, is standing on a pile of lumber with support from her mother Anna (Holt) Wheeler. Lillian's brother Gordon Wheeler, ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View across grass towards James McClure holding a baseball bat on his shoulder. Trees and bushes are in the background. Caption reads: "A baseball fan." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Four actors in costume are posing for a photograph with trees in the background. On the left is Alfred Holt wearing a hat and tie. To the right of Alfred i... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Wearing gloves, I.P. Rumsey is holding a stick and tending a smoking fire outdoors in a clearing on the Island. Archibald Lake is in the background. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Looking at the camera, Albert Rhode, possibly a lumberjack, is standing and holding a big, heavy log. He is wearing a long sleeved shirt, pants, and a hat.... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Donald Holt, who is seven or eight years old, is sitting in a chair outdoors while Joe Rumsey is cutting his hair. Caption reads: "Joe Rumsey and Donald." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | One boy, either Donald Holt or Gordon Wheeler, is marching and carrying a shotgun over his shoulder. The other boy, either Donald Holt or Gordon Wheeler, i... |
| Date: | 09 01 1907 |
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| Description: | Lucy Rumsey Holt is playing the pump organ during Sunday church service on the Island Lodge porch. Her brother-in-law Grant Stroh is sitting in the corner ... |
| Date: | 08 27 1909 |
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| Description: | A group of twelve people is standing in the woods holding berry pails. Three generations are represented. Grant Stroh is in the center with a child in fron... |
| Date: | 08 16 1910 |
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| Description: | Children, dressed in casual clothes, are walking across the trunk of a fallen tree on the shore of Middle Lake. Alfred Holt is the second child from the le... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | With shovels in hand, a man, woman, and boy are digging a hole in the ground for a flag pole. One young man is holding the pole in place with two hands. A... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Edna and Wallace Rumsey, both smiling, are standing for a portrait in front of the Island Lodge porch. Wallace is holding a coat and umbrella. Their luggag... |
| Date: | 08 03 1911 |
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| Description: | A baseball game is underway on the Island. A woman, with her back to the camera, is at bat. From left to right on the field: Donald Holt, Jeannette Holt, A... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Seen in profile, Jeannette Holt is sitting in a rocking chair and reading a book, on the new porch addition to Island Lodge. A table with tablecloth and ch... |
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