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Sitting on the Beach with a Bird

Date: 1931
Description: Peter DeWitt and a friend or cousin are sitting on the sand beach near logs. A bird is perched nearby on a wooden pier.
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Island Lodge Pastime

Date: 1918
Description: View from the lake of Miss Ransom washing clothes by hand, using lake water. Beside her on the pier is an enamel metal wash bowl. Archibald Lake is in the ...
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Big Icicles at Camp 1

Date: 12 27 1923
Description: A group is visiting one of the Holt Lumber Camps on a winter day. Each person is holding a large icicle. Names from left to right: Unknown, Eleanor Holt, U...
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The Diver

Date: 08 1922
Description: The diver, possibly David Rumsey, is doing a handstand on the end of the diving board. Archibald Lake is in the background.
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Sleigh Ride

Date: 03 23 1922
Description: Two horses are pulling an open sleigh with a man at the reins through cutover land with many tree stumps.
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Blackberries

Date: 08 13 1921
Description: A group of berry pickers, standing in front of Island Lodge, are showing their harvest. Names from left to right: Unknown, Unknown, Elizabeth Stroh, Don De...
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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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The American Flag

Date: 07 29 1920
Description: It is time to raise or lower the American Flag by members of the Holt family during their stay on the Island at Archibald Lake.
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Locomotive on Logging Railroad Tracks

Date: 09 1919
Description: View of a locomotive on the logging railroad spur, with the engineer. Three men are standing on the tracks. An automobile is parked below on the left in fr...
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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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New Waverly

Date: 04 09 1911
Description: Lucy Rumsey Holt is driving her new electric car with her husband, W.A. Holt, who is sitting in the passenger seat.
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Looking Down the Toboggan Slide

Date: 02 06 1914
Description: View of the backyard toboggan slide from the second floor of the Lucy and W.A. Holt home. Several people are in the snow at the bottom of the wooden slide.
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Toboggan Slide in Backyard

Date: 02 06 1914
Description: A group of children and adults is on the wooden toboggan slide in the backyard of the Lucy and W.A. Holt home. One person on the top platform is holding a ...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins

Date: 08 22 1913
Description: An informal group portrait of some of the Holt and Stroh cousins, along with Uncle Wallace Rumsey. Jeannette Holt and Wallace Rumsey are holding metal milk...
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Holt Family Portrait

Date: 08 1913
Description: The family is posing on the screen porch at Island Lodge. Eleanor Holt, wearing a leg brace, is sitting on the fringed hammock with her maternal grandfathe...
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Jeannette Holt and Spot on Exhibition

Date: 1912
Description: Jeannette Holt is holding on Spot up on its hind legs in front of Island Lodge. People are standing on the porch and watching.
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Trowbridge and Holt Children

Date: 07 11 1913
Description: After berry picking, the group of Trowbridges and Holts display their tin cups filled with local fruits. Names from left to right: Calvin Trowbridge, Elean...
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Good Friends in the Woods

Date: 08 14 1912
Description: Jeannette Holt and two close friends are lying down on their backs on a tarp next to each other in the woods. Younger sister Eleanor Holt is also lying dow...
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Donald Holt and Friend Go Fishing

Date: 04 10 1913
Description: Donald Holt and Fred Mooney are going fishing. Each boy is carrying a long bamboo fishing pole. Fred Mooney has the creel. Mrs. Mahoney is carrying a woode...
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Eleanor and Spotty

Date: 05 1912
Description: Sitting on a wooden sawhorse in the backyard, Eleanor Holt is giving a treat to Spotty, the family dog.

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