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Alfred Holt Wagging
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Alfred Holt is leaning on a toy wagon with wooden wheels at grandmother Holt's home, which was known as "The Homestead." The address of the Devillo and Ellen Holt home, a symmetrical Italianate villa, was 570 N. Sheridan Road in Lake Forest, Illinois. The page heading reads: "At Grandmother Holt's - Alfred," and the photo caption reads: "Wagging."
July 1899
Holt, Lucy
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Getting the Tangles Out
1899
Jeannette Holt is standing and getting the tangles out of her brother Alfred Holt's hair in front of Island Lodge porch. Alfred is sitting in a small chair. Caption reads: "Jeannette and Alfred — G...
Jeannette Holt's Bassinet
1896
Circular-framed view of Jeannette Holt's bassinet with blanket on a chair at home. A woman wearing a long dress can be seen from the shoulders down standing on the right. A dark-colored curtain is ...
The Cousins
June 1908
The Holt and Stroh children are posing for a group portrait in the yard of "The Evergreens," home of Lucy Rumsey Holt's parents. Names from back to front: Margaret Stroh, Harriet Stroh, Jeannette H...
Adoring Baby Jeannette Holt
July 25, 1896
Three of Lucy Rumsey Holt bridesmaids and her mother Mary Mathilda Axtell Rumsey are adoring baby Jeannette Holt. This picture was taken on Lucy and W.A. Holt's first wedding anniversary. From left...
Jeannette Holt Pulling a Toy Wooden Wagon
1897
Jeannette Holt is pulling a toy wooden wagon across the lawn in her backyard while looking over her shoulder back towards the camera. In the far background is a fence, what may be a garden, and bui...
Alfred Holt's New Wheel
April 1907
Alfred Holt is jumping on his new bicycle in the yard. Jeannette Holt is resting her hand on her brother's bicycle seat. Neighboring homes are in the background. Caption reads: "Alfred's New Wheel."
