Photograph
Edward and Conrad Petersen
| Edward, left, and Conrad Petersen, right, pose while holding hands with an unidentified young woman standing between them. They are on a lawn in front of the Potter Palmer mansion at 1350-60 North Lake Shore Drive. The boys lived with their parents, William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen, a block away at 1322 North Astor Street. There are cars on a street in the background. The Palmer mansion, built in 1882, was faced with granite quarried near Endeavor, Wisconsin. It had a massive chimney and multiple crenellated towers. The mansion was demolished in 1950. |
| Image ID: | 114003 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1925 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Black Point Estate and Seipp Family Papers |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Black Point Estate.22.10 |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4.5 inches |
| Alma Schmidt Petersen was the granddaughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp and an owner of Black Point. |
| Architectural details |
| Chimneys |
| Trees |
| Coats |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Shoes |
| Architecture, Domestic |
| Mansions |
| Cities and towns |
| Children and adults |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Parks |
| Automobiles |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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