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On the Front Porch of the Ark Cottage

Date: 1911
Description: A small group is gathered on the screened porch of the Ark cottage. Anna Holt Wheeler is standing in the doorway, looking at the camera and holding a handi...
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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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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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Portrait of Household Employees in front of Cook's Cabin

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of five women, who are household employees, standing together in front of the original Cook’s Cabin, which burned down following a lightning...
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Miss Doud Holding Baby Alfred Holt

Date: 10 1898
Description: Outdoor portrait of Miss Doud holding baby Alfred Holt in her arms while standing in front of tall trees. Caption reads: "A whooping cough baby — Miss Doud...
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Shading the Camera in the Woods

Date: 1921
Description: With her face partially shaded by a hat, Jeannette Holt is holding a cast iron frying pan sideways to shade the camera as a young man, sitting at the base ...
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Holts and Garrisons Roasting Corn

Date: 1922
Description: A group of Holts and Garrisons are roasting corn around a smoking campfire on the Island, with Archibald Lake in the background. W.A. Holt is on the far le...
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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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Albert Rhode, Mrs. Rinka, and Eva

Date: 1924
Description: On a sunny day, Albert Rhode is driving the horse-drawn wagon, with Mrs. Rinka is sitting beside him. Eva is in the back of the wagon, sitting behind the f...
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Group Portrait of Household Employees

Date: 1916
Description: Group portrait of four household employees posing in front of the door of a cabin.
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Boats Heading Out

Date: 1916
Description: Three boats, each filled with people, are leaving the pier. Two household employees, wearing aprons and standing on the pier, are watching the boats depart...
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Sleigh Ride to Lakewood — At Gillett

Date: 02 03 1912
Description: On the way to Lakewood, the horse-drawn sleigh stops in Gillett for a picnic lunch. Caption reads: "Mr. Chase, Miss Stuart, Miss Le Tourneaux (sp?), Mrs. W...
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Island Lodge Pastime

Date: 1918
Description: View from the lake of Miss Ransom washing clothes by hand, using lake water. Beside her on the pier is an enamel metal wash bowl. Archibald Lake is in the ...

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