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Albert Rhode, Mrs. Vendt and Minnie Vendt with Luggage

Date: 09 04 1913
Description: From left to right: Albert Rhode, Mrs. Vendt and Minnie Vendt are standing with luggage. Mrs. Vendt is carrying a Swift's Silver Leaf Brand Lard tin pail. ...
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Holt and Stroh Cousins at Christmas

Date: 12 25 1918
Description: Wearing his cap, overcoat and boots, Donald Holt is looking at the camera. He is standing by himself on the left with his hands behind his back. Next to Do...
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Young School Boys Standing in a Row Outdoors

Date: 1918
Description: Young school boys are lined up in a row on the sidewalk. An older boy is standing behind the group. The young boys are all wearing short pants. One boy (th...
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Miss McDonald

Date: 05 1904
Description: Miss McDonald, Jeannette Holt, and Alfred Holt are going fishing. Standing on the wooden sidewalk, they are holding long bamboo fishing poles over their sh...
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The Quartette

Date: 11 1905
Description: Donald Holt, age 4, is being carried by Alfred Holt and Jeannette Holt. This was the day that Donald Holt had his curls cut. Eleanor Holt is standing next ...
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After a Trip Down River

Date: 06 04 1909
Description: A group of Holts and Macartneys is posing for a photograph after completing a trip down the river. Standing next to the wagon, W.A. Holt is holding an oar....
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Winter Sports

Date: 12 1909
Description: Children are playing winter sports, including sledding and snowshoeing, in the backyard. The slide and sleds are made of wood. The snowshoers are holding h...
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Paddleboarding on Archibald Lake

Date: 1924
Description: W.A. Holt and several visitors are paddleboarding or rafting on Archibald Lake. Names from left to right: Catherine Wilson, Nora Klass, W.A. Holt, and Geor...
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Barbara Holt on the Sled

Date: 1929
Description: On a sunny winter day, Barbara Holt is ready to go sledding. She is sitting on the wooden sled and holding the rope in her left hand.
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Fishing Trip

Date: 1916
Description: A group of men are standing in front of the Holt family home on Main Street. Several of the men are holding fishing poles, and they appear ready to go on a...
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Phil Smith in Military Uniform

Date: 1918
Description: Wearing his military uniform, Phil Smith is doffing his hat to the photographer. Mrs. Smith, with hands interlaced, is standing next to him. A large tree i...
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On the Seesaw

Date: 1910
Description: Grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran, is standing next to the wooden seesaw. Grandchildren Donald Holt (left) and Alfred Holt (right) are s...
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Just Starting for Lake Forest

Date: 04 06 1911
Description: Dressed in traveling clothes, Lucy Rumsey Holt is standing by the railroad tracks at the Lakewood Station. Caption reads: "Just Starting for Lake Forest."
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Fishing Buddies

Date: 04 10 1913
Description: Donald Holt (left) and Fred Mooney (right) are posing with their fishing gear.
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The Electric

Date: 07 24 1913
Description: The entire Holt family, except photographer Lucy Rumsey Holt, is squeezing into the car. Lucy Rumsey Holt was the principal driver of this electric car. Na...
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Big Icicles at Camp 1

Date: 12 27 1923
Description: A group is visiting one of the Holt Lumber Camps on a winter day. Each person is holding a large icicle. Names from left to right: Unknown, Eleanor Holt, U...
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Alfred Holt and Aunt Nell

Date: 1920
Description: Alfred Holt, in uniform, and his aunt Ellen Holt are standing in front of the I.P and Mary Mathilda Rumsey family home, which was called "The Evergreens." ...

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