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Island Lodge on Archibald Lake

Date: 1907
Description: Slightly elevated view of Island Lodge, with a front porch on the left, and a screened-in porch on the right. Lucy Rumsey Holt and Arthur Dana Wheeler are ...
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William Pettigrew Holding Ax and Hammer

Date: 1912
Description: William Pettigrew, who was Foreman at Camp Four for sometime beginning in 1885, is holding a double headed ax in his right hand and a hammer in his left ha...
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Alfred Holt Wagging

Date: 07 1899
Description: 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 Ell...
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Stunt: Big Baby in a Wash Tub

Date: 1918
Description: As a stunt, a man is dressed up as a big baby and sitting in a wash tub. He is looking at the camera while wearing a bonnet, and holding a glass bottle wit...
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Jeannette Holt Holding Spotty

Date: 1911
Description: Jeannette Holt is standing and holding Spotty, the family dog, in her arms while facing to the left. Lillian Wheeler is standing behind her and reaching up...
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Jeannette Holt and Margaret Stroh at the Guild Bazaar

Date: 06 16 1909
Description: Jeannette Holt is standing and holding something that looks like a ballon on a string. Next to Holt, cousin Margaret Stroh is sitting with her hands in her...
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At the Guild Bazaar

Date: 06 16 1909
Description: Three Holt children are sitting on a park bench in front of a stone wall. From left to right: Alfred Holt, Donald Holt, and Eleanor Holt. Alfred Holt appea...
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Donald Holt and Sketch

Date: 08 1925
Description: The Holt family dog, a Spaniel named Sketch, is chewing on something that Donald Holt is holding. An outdoor bench, made of birch wood, is in the backgroun...
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Baby Douglas Holt DeWitt on W.A. Holt's Knee

Date: 1928
Description: Baby Douglas Holt DeWitt is on Grandpa W.A. Holt's knees. Sitting on the picnic blanket and looking at Douglas are {Unknown} (l) and Eleanor Holt DeWitt (r...
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Donald Holt, Jr. Playing in the Yard

Date: 1934
Description: Wearing a necklace of wooden beads. Donald Holt, Jr. is riding a 4-wheel cycle in the yard. Behind him is an Adirondack Chair, a tree, a sandbox, and a wir...
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Portrait of Donald Holt and Elizabeth Dorsey

Date: 1926
Description: Donald Holt and Elizabeth Dorsey are standing side by side, arm in arm, wearing similar sportswear. An outdoor bench, made of birch, is on the right, and a...
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David Rumsey Entertains Himself

Date: 01 15 1915
Description: On the floor, David Rumsey is using a wrench to repair a part of the train set, which includes trains, rails, and a building. Caption reads: "David enterta...
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The Tree Swing

Date: 07 1917
Description: During Word War I, a group of soldiers training at Fort Sheridan visited the home of W.A. Holt's parents. The Holt family entertained the soldiers. Lillian...
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Lake Geneva

Date: 06 11 1921
Description: W.A. Holt and daughter Jeannette Holt are sitting on a bench with Lake Geneva in the background. Caption reads: "Lake Geneva."

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