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Minnehaha Falls

Date: 1921
Description: View towards four people walking up to the frozen Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park.
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Lillian Wheeler Toboganning

Date: 02 29 1916
Description: Toddler Lillian Wheeler is tobogganing down the snowy chute with her mother Anna Holt Wheeler, and a third person is sitting behind Anna. There is a house ...
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The Winter Slide

Date: 02 29 1916
Description: Atop the winter slide, Lillian Wheeler is positioning herself on the sled. Her mother Anna Holt Wheeler is watching her, and a third person is standing beh...
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Toboggan Slide in Backyard

Date: 02 06 1914
Description: A group of children and adults is on the wooden toboggan slide in the backyard of the Lucy and W.A. Holt home. One person on the top platform is holding a ...
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Hiding on the Porch at Island Lodge

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Description: Standing on the porch at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake, two people are wearing a burlap bag which is covering their heads and most of their bodies.
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Jeannette Holt and Spot on Exhibition

Date: 1912
Description: Jeannette Holt is holding on Spot up on its hind legs in front of Island Lodge. People are standing on the porch and watching.
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Cathedral Woods Hike

Date: 08 09 1911
Description: View down trail towards a group of people standing together in Cathedral Woods on a sunny day.
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Mr. and Mrs. Delbridge in Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 1905
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Delbridge, with a group of people, are riding in a horse-drawn wagon on a dirt road. The two horses are wearing leather bridles. Caption reads...
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Rainy Day Occupation

Date: 08 29 1923
Description: A group of people lined up in a row are carrying arm loads of split pine logs. Left to right: Unknown, Jeannette Holt, Unknown, Unknown, Eleanor Holt, Unkn...
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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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Looking Down the Toboggan Slide

Date: 02 06 1914
Description: View of the backyard toboggan slide from the second floor of the Lucy and W.A. Holt home. Several people are in the snow at the bottom of the wooden slide.
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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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Setting Off For a Picnic

Date: 1905
Description: View towards shoreline of Archibald Lake where a group of five people, three women, one man, and one child, is getting ready for a picnic. Two rowboats are...
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After Arbutus

Date: 1916
Description: The group of people with sn automobile appears to be coming home after an outing, possibly to the Arbutus Mineral Spring in Oconto. W.A. Holt is opening th...
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The Dive

Date: 08 1922
Description: The person in midair, possibly David Rumsey, is diving from a height of 21 feet into Lake Michigamme. The log boathouse and American flag are in the foregr...
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Playing Flinch

Date: 02 08 1912
Description: Group of people playing the card game called Flinch. There is an electric lamp in the background. Caption reads: "Cousin Carolyn, foster mother during abse...
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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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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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Blueberry Trip

Date: 1912
Description: A group of people are walking away down the railroad tracks in search of blueberries. A pine and hemlock forest is on either side of the tracks. Caption re...
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Building the Pulpit — Part 1

Date: 1913
Description: An action shot of two sawyers cutting a hollow hemlock log using a 2-person crosscut saw. They are sawing halfway through the log, to create an angle which...

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