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A Shooting Lesson
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Grandfather I.P. Rumsey is teaching grandson Alfred Holt how to shoot a gun on the shore of Archibald Lake. Jeannette Holt and the Stroh girls are watching the shooting lesson. The caption reads: "The Shooting Lesson."
August 1905
Holt, Lucy
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Lesson in Shooting
August 1905
Harriet Stroh is taking a shooting lesson from her grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran. Alfred Holt is standing in front of his grandfather. Jeannette Holt is standing to the right...
A Somersault from the Boat
August 1905
Alfred Holt is in the middle of doing a somersault from the boat into Archibald Lake. Standing in the water and watching Alfred are, from left to right: Capt. I.P. Rumsey, Jeannette Holt, Harriet S...
I.P. Rumsey and Eleanor Holt
August 9, 1913
Grandfather I.P. Rumsey and granddaughter Eleanor Holt are standing together outdoors on the Island at Archibald Lake. I.P. Rumsey is wearing a suit, bow tie, and Homburg hat. Mary Eleanor Holt is ...
Baby Jeannette Holt with Extended Family
1896
A group of Holt and Rumsey family members (3 generations) and others are gathered on the porch of The Evergreens, the Rumsey estate, to see baby Jeannette Holt. Names from left to right: Grandfathe...
I.P. Rumsey Tending a Fire Outdoors
1908
Wearing gloves, I.P. Rumsey is holding a stick and tending a smoking fire outdoors in a clearing on the Island. Archibald Lake is in the background.
Jeannette Holt and Her Stroh Cousins on the Porch
1898
Three cousins are sitting at a table eating a meal on the porch at the Island Lodge on Archibald Lake. Names from left to right are: Harriet Stroh, Margaret Stroh and Jeannette Holt.
