Photograph
Alma Schmidt Petersen
| Alma Schmidt Petersen, center, holds a plaque with a relief portrait of a woman's head in profile, and the inscription "Louise de Koven Bowen, President of the Board Hull House 1935-44." On her left is former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and on the right is banker and philanthropist Marshall Field III. Petersen, the granddaughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp and owner of Black Point Estate, served for many years on the board of Hull House. |
| Image ID: | 114413 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1950 |
| Creator Name: | Allen, Gordon, Schroeppel and Redlich, Inc. |
| City: | Chicago |
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| 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.22.28 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Begun in 1889 by Jane Addams as a settlement house for European immigrants, the Jane Addams Hull House Association provided social, cultural and educational services to Chicago's poor until 2012, when the organization filed for bankruptcy and closed. |
| Awards |
| Hairstyles |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portraits, Group |
| Women |
| Associations, institutions, etc. |
| Dresses |
| Eyeglasses |
| Hats |
| Jewelry |
| Neckties |
| Suits (Clothing) |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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