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Now Look Enthusiastic
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W.A. Holt is showing off the perch he caught. Names from left to right are: Lucy Holt, Minnie May Rumsey, I.P. Rumsey, W.A. Holt and Bertha {unknown}. Caption reads: "Now — look enthusiastic!" Initials and names written below the photograph are, from left to right: "LRH, MMR, IPR, WAH, Bertha."
1898
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Lucy and W.A. Holt Eating Berries Together
1904
Looking at each other, Lucy and W.A. Holt are eating berries together. Bertha {Unknown} is sitting to the right of Lucy Holt. One boy is sitting on a fallen tree to the left of W.A. Holt. Another b...
Toasting Marshmallows
August 4, 1909
A group of Holt and Rumsey children are toasting marshmallows over a fire outdoors. Names from left to right: Donald Holt, Eleanor Holt, Jeannette Holt, Morris Rumsey, Joe Rumsey and Alfred Holt. C...
Up with the Flag! I.P. Rumsey
1898
I.P. Rumsey is raising the Island Lodge flag. Caption reads: "Up with the flag! I.P. Rumsey."
A Good Cook and Several Good Appetites
1901
A group of men and women are eating a meal under a tent. Tableware and utensils are on the tree stump in the foreground. Names from left to right: Lucy Rumsey Holt, Joseph Frank Rumsey, Ellen Holt,...
Lucy and W.A. Holt Family
1918
A casual portrait of the Lucy and W.A. Holt family. Standing from left to right: Alfred Holt in military uniform, Jeannette Holt, Lucy Rumsey Holt, W.A. Holt. Sitting from left to right: Eleanor Ho...
I.P. Rumsey and Eleanor Holt
August 9, 1913
Grandfather I.P. Rumsey and granddaughter Eleanor Holt are standing together outdoors on the Island at Archibald Lake. I.P. Rumsey is wearing a suit, bow tie, and Homburg hat. Mary Eleanor Holt is ...