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Open Air Players
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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 is a girl wearing a big bow in her hair, then a girl wearing a crown on her head. On the far right is a girl with a headband with a small bow. Caption reads: "The Play — Hermit Island — Wed Aug 19 — Open Air Players."
1907
Holt, Lucy
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Alfred Holt, Harriet Stroh, and Jeannette Holt Ready for Berrypicking
1905
Three children, wearing sun hats, are holding empty berry containers. The girls are wearing knickers. On the right is the Island Lodge porch. From left to right are: Alfred Holt, Harriet Stroh, and...
George Holt Under the "H"
1907
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 with two hands. Above him, nailed to the t...
Mary Matilda Rumsey Visiting the Hermit
1898
Mary Matilda Rumsey visiting "The Hermit" island, where George H. Holt had a summer cottage on Archibald Lake. Caption reads: "A 'Friend.'"
Holt Children and Others Carrying Wood
August 1905
A group portrait of children carrying newly split wood in their arms. Alfred Holt, wearing glasses, is sitting on a pile of wood in a small wagon. Donald Holt, wearing bloomers, is second from the ...
Three Stroh Sisters Dressed for a Play
1906
Three Stroh sisters are sitting outdoors under a tall tree on the Island. Harriet Stroh (center) is dressed as the queen. Elizabeth Stroh (left) and Margaret Stroh (right) are dressed as the queen'...
Holt Children Fishing and Canoeing in Archibald Lake
1905
Wearing a dress, Donald Holt is fishing, using a wooden pole, in Archibald Lake. Alfred Holt is paddling a canoe. Eleanor Holt is standing next to Donald on the pier and watching Alfred.
