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Annie McClure and Jeannette Holt Looking at Bird's Nest

Date: 1898
Description: Annie McClure is holding Jeannette Holt while looking at a bird's nest in a tree. Archibald Lake is in the background. Caption reads: "A Birds Nest — Annie...
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Children Bathing in Archibald Lake

Date: 1901
Description: A group of children, supervised by adults, is playing at the bathing beach on Archibald Lake. On the shore is a tent with a woman sitting inside. Caption r...
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Toddler Eleanor Holt on the Shore of Archibald Lake

Date: 08 1902
Description: Toddler Eleanor Holt, carrying a pail, and Minnie May Rumsey are walking on the path away from Archibald Lake.
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The Stroh Family on the Islander Steam Launch

Date: 1904
Description: View from shoreline towards a group of children and adults sitting in the Islander steam launch at the Island Lodge pier on Archibald Lake. The Stro...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon Ride

Date: 1904
Description: A group of six are riding in a wagon drawn by two horses on a dirt path along the shore of Barn Pond. Nathan McClure is sitting in the front seat on the le...
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The Islander Steam Launch at the Dock on Archibald Lake

Date: 1904
Description: The Islander steam launch is docked at the pier on the north side of the Island. There are two women and some children in the picture. Jeannette, El...
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Ellen Holt and Mr. Delbridge in Boats on Archibald Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View from boat across water towards a group of five out in two boats on Archibald Lake. On the left, Harriet Stroh is rowing while Ellen Holt is sitting an...
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Harriet McClure and Eleanor Holt Canoeing

Date: 07 1906
Description: Harriet McClure is paddling a canoe on Archibald Lake, and Eleanor Holt is riding along. Both girls are looking at the camera. The side of a boat is in the...
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Alfred Holt on the Pier

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of Archibald Lake towards Alfred Holt standing on the pier holding the rope with both hands to hold the Islander steam ...
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The Wheeler Family Setting Off from the Ark Dock

Date: 09 1908
Description: View from the Island shoreline towards Anna Holt Wheeler and husband Arthur Dana Wheeler, with children Gordon and Lillian, all sitting in a rowboat at the...
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Boating on the Islander

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a group of women and children packed in the Islander steam launch which is tied to the pier. A nautical flag is flying fro...
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Black-berry Picking Across the Generations

Date: 08 27 1909
Description: A group of twelve people is standing in the woods holding berry pails. Three generations are represented. Grant Stroh is in the center with a child in fron...
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Picnic at Middle Lake

Date: 08 16 1910
Description: Children, dressed in casual clothes, are walking across the trunk of a fallen tree on the shore of Middle Lake. Alfred Holt is the second child from the le...
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Digging a Hole for a Flag Pole

Date: 1910
Description: With shovels in hand, a man, woman, and boy are digging a hole in the ground for a flag pole. One young man is holding the pole in place with two hands. A...
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Boat Ride on Archibald Lake with Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey from Oconto

Date: 1910
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey of Oconto are taking a ride in the Islander steam launch on Archibald Lake. Mrs. Ramsey is wearing a hat. Mr. Ramsey is wearing ...
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Lillian Wheeler Rowing a Boat on Archibald Lake

Date: 1910
Description: 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...
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Two Women and Two Girls Under the Trees

Date: 1912
Description: Two women and two girls are standing together under the trees and looking down into a large bucket. The girl on the left with a bow in her hair may be Jean...
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Boating Party on Middle Lake

Date: 1913
Description: View across water towards a wooded shoreline, where a man and woman, followed by two children, are walking out of the woods toward Middle Lake where four w...
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Tub Race

Date: 09 02 1913
Description: Sitting in galvanized wash tubs with their legs in the water, three girls are ready for the race on Archibald Lake. Jeannette Holt is in the middle, flanke...
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Boating Trios on Archibald Lake by the Boathouse

Date: 09 02 1913
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards a group of nine people sitting in three rowboats on Archibald Lake near the boathouse on the left. Several of the boat...

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