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| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | With their backs facing the camera, Peter DeWitt (l) and Douglas DeWitt (r) are standing side by side, hammering nails into a pier on Archibald Lake. Dougl... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | A boy is hanging upside down from the diving raft on Archibald Lake. Similar to many items owned by the Holt family, this raft probably was made by hand wi... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Two boys are sailing a homemade boat on Archibald Lake. Forested lands are in the background. |
| Date: | 09 04 1926 |
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| Description: | Outdoor wedding portrait of Eleanor Holt and Donald DeWitt. The ceremony was held at the Island on Archibald Lake. |
| Date: | 08 14 1926 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth Dorsey, one of Eleanor Holt's bridesmaids, is standing outdoors holding a bouquet of flowers. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Donald Holt and Elizabeth Dorsey are standing side by side, arm in arm, wearing similar sportswear. An outdoor bench, made of birch, is on the right, and a... |
| Date: | 08 04 1914 |
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| Description: | View towards Mr. Ferguson who is standing on a pier holding a rope with either a mud turtle, or a snapping turtle, tied to it. Behind him on the shoreline ... |
| Date: | 08 11 1914 |
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| Description: | Two boys are standing together against a background of plants and trees. The boy on the right is holding an axe, and the boy on the left is holding some ki... |
| Date: | 08 1914 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 08 1914 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 1914 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Jeannette Holt, family and friends are laughing and having a watermelon seed fight in front of Island Lodge. Names from left to right: Jeannette Holt, unkn... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | The Holts, Strohs, Buswells, and Wheelers are standing on the Holt pier at Archibald Lake. The Island is in the background. Names from left to right: Donal... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Jeannette Holt is sitting and playing the organ during a hymn sing on the Island. Family and friends are gathered around her. Names from left to right: Mar... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | A group of men are building the wood floor for the tented campsite on the Island. In the background, a group of women and children are watching constructio... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View from hill looking towards three men on the roof while building The Retreat. There is a tall ladder against a tree on the right. Archibald Lake is in ... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | W.A. Holt is standing a field holding onto a fruit tree. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| 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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