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The Cousins
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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 Holt, Alfred Holt, Eleanor Holt, and Donald Holt. Caption reads: "The Children's Ladder. M,H,J,A,E,D."
June 1908
Holt, Lucy
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Portrait of Holt and Stroh Children
June 1906
A group portrait of the Holt and Stroh children on a sunny day. Top row, left to right: Elizabeth Stroh, Alfred Holt, Jeannette Holt, Harriet Stroh, Margaret Stroh. Bottom row, left to right: Catha...
Baby Jeannette Holt with Extended Family
1896
A group of Holt and Rumsey family members (3 generations) and others are gathered on the porch of The Evergreens, the Rumsey estate, to see baby Jeannette Holt. Names from left to right: Grandfathe...
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...
Eight Holt and Stroh Cousins
July 30, 1910
Eight cousins from the Holt and Stroh families are standing arm-in-arm at the depot. Caption reads: "Eight Cousins." Names from left to right: Margaret Stroh, Jeannette Holt, Harriet Stroh, Alfred ...
Lucy Rumsey Holt with Camera
January 1913
Amateur photographer Lucy Rumsey Holt is holding a folding camera. Her daughter Jeannette Holt is standing beside her outside on the porch at the Evergreens.
Holt and Stroh Cousins
August 22, 1913
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 cans, which may contain a cold beverage s...
