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The Winter Slide
February 29, 1916
Atop the winter slide, Lillian Wheeler is positioning herself on the sled. Her mother Anna Holt Wheeler is watching her, and a third person is standing behind the sled. There is a house in the back...
W.A. Holt and Daughter Eleanor Tobogganing
November 26, 1903
Smiling at the camera, daughter Eleanor Holt is tobogganing with her father W.A. Holt in the backyard of the Holt family home. Aunt Nell is standing behind the toboggan. There is a toboggan slide i...
Toboggan Slide in Backyard
February 6, 1914
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 toboggan. Several others are also waiting ...
Aunt Jeannette and Douglas DeWitt
1929
Toddler Douglas DeWitt is playing in the sandbox, while Aunt Jeannette Holt is watching him. Caption reads: "Aunt Jeannette and Douglas."
Toddler Barbara Holt Laughing on the Beach
August 1925
View from Archibald Lake of toddler Barbara Holt who is sitting on the beach and laughing. Her feet are in water. Aunt Jeannette Holt, wearing a headscarf, is watching her niece Barbara. Caption re...
Lillian Wheeler Rowing a Boat on Archibald Lake
1910
Lillian Wheeler is rowing a boat on Archibald Lake. She is looking at the oar. A woman, sitting in the rowboat and wearing a sun hat, is possibly Lillian's mother Anna Holt Wheeler. She is watching...
