Photograph
Boathouse in Winter
A small wood frame boathouse with a large front porch stands at the snow covered shore of frozen Geneva Lake at Black Point. Evergreens and bare deciduous trees frame the view. The photographer has written below the photograph: "Fond memories of a Summer's plunge Banished by the biting blasts of Winter." |
Image ID: | 117218 |
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Creation Date: | 01 25 1924 |
Creator Name: | C. Tessa Schmidt |
City: | Lake Geneva |
County: | Walworth |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Black Point Estate and Seipp Family Papers |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | Black Point Estate.36.1 |
Original Dimensions: | 9 x 6.5 inches |
Clara Theresa (Tessa) Schmidt was the granddaughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Schmidt, who built Black Point in 1888. Image ID: 116416 is a photograph of the boathouse in summer. |
Boathouses |
Shrubs |
Trees |
Landscape |
Lakes |
Shorelines |
Snow |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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