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Ready for the Summer Rain

Date: 1936
Description: A man and a woman, probably Eleanor Holt DeWitt and Donald Soule DeWitt, are standing together, wearing rain ponchos and wide-brimmed hats. Trees and Archi...
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Homemade Sailboat

Date: 1936
Description: Two boys are sailing a homemade boat on Archibald Lake. Forested lands are in the background.
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Eleanor and Eleanor

Date: 08 11 1914
Description: Eleanor Holt (r) is holding Eleanor Loomis (l) as they bathe together in Archibald Lake. Two boats are resting on the shore of the Island. Loomis is wearin...
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Riding the "Kentucky Mule"

Date: 08 11 1914
Description: W.A. Holt, second from the right, and a group of mostly children are playing in Archibald Lake. On the far left, Alfred Holt is giving a thumbs up, with a ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Buswell

Date: 08 12 1914
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Buswell are in a rowboat on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Buswell."
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The Dove of the Ark

Date: 08 1914
Description: A woman, possibly Mrs. Buswell, is holding a boat oar with her right hand, resembling a monarch with a scepter, while standing on the pier. Archibald Lake ...
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Landing at Picnic Island

Date: 08 1914
Description: Looking at the camera, G.F. Loomis is sitting in the front of boat, on the far left. In total, there are 4 boats arriving at Picnic Island on Archibald Lak...
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Mr. Buswell Planting His Birthday Oak

Date: 09 1914
Description: Bending down to earth, Mr. Buswell is planting a small oak tree in honor of his birthday. Mrs. Buswell is on the far left, looking at the camera. Alfred Ho...
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Group Dive

Date: 1916
Description: This action shot captures a group on a raft diving into Archibald Lake, with the Island in the background. The divers are probably members of the Holt, Str...
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Robert Thurston Canoeing

Date: 1917
Description: Robert Thurston is canoeing on Archibald Lake amidst some shoreline grasses. The Ark cottage on the Island is in the background on the right.
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View of Archibald Lake

Date: 1917
Description: View from hill looking across the eastern half of Archibald Lake. In the distance is the narrow passageway connecting the east and west sides of the lake. ...
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Swimmers on the Pier

Date: 08 1917
Description: Sitting in front of the bath house, bathers are dangling their feet in Archibald Lake. A young man is sunbathing on the roof. A woman is standing in the ba...
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Jeannette Holt Doing Laundry

Date: 1918
Description: Standing on the pier, Jeannette Holt is doing laundry by hand, using the washboard in an iron bucket that is sitting on the diving board. Archibald Lake an...
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Boats Heading Out

Date: 1916
Description: Three boats, each filled with people, are leaving the pier. Two household employees, wearing aprons and standing on the pier, are watching the boats depart...
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Swimmers on the Pier

Date: 08 1919
Description: A group of eight swimmers are hanging out together at the Holt pier on Archibald Lake. A girl in the foreground is floating in a wash tub. The young men ar...
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Mr. Bell at Archibald Lake

Date: 06 04 1921
Description: Mr. Bell is standing in a boat, holding a long pole. Caption reads: "Mr. Bell."
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Lake Geneva

Date: 06 11 1921
Description: W.A. Holt and daughter Jeannette Holt are sitting on a bench with Lake Geneva in the background. Caption reads: "Lake Geneva."
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Donald Holt's Commencement

Date: 06 13 1921
Description: A group of students are marching into the hall at Northwest Military and Naval Academy on the south shore of Lake Geneva. Page caption reads: "Donald's Com...
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The Picnic

Date: 08 21 1922
Description: W.A. Holt and three of his adult children are picnicking under birch trees on the shore of Archibald Lake. From left to right: Jeannette Holt, wearing f...
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Rafting

Date: 08 1922
Description: Two young men are playing around on the water on two rafts.

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