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| Date: | 09 03 1916 |
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| Description: | Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) and Jean Happich sail the boat "Illiola." Schmidt was a grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who established Black Point Esta... |
| Date: | 09 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Sisters Alma, in dark glasses, and Tessa (Clara Theresa) Schmidt aboard the "Water Witch" at the pier at Black Point. Both women are wearing long white dre... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) sits in front of a homemade teepee wearing an elaborate costume of feathers and furs. He is holding a club in his right hand. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View from boat towards the waterfront at Lake Geneva with the Whiting House Hotel on the left and the pier extending to the right. A large sidewheel steamb... |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Albert Fridolin Madlener (1868-1947) poses on the small sailboat "Water Witch" at the pier at Black Point. He is wearing a cap, summer slacks, a long-sleev... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A map of Lake Geneva, including the villages of Williams Bay and Fontana, and a portion of the city of Lake Geneva. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway li... |
| Date: | 08 1925 |
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| Description: | The judges for the 1925 Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta held at Lake Geneva are shown aboard Commodore Colonel William Nelson Pelouze's steamer "F... |
| Date: | 08 1925 |
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| Description: | The start of the Class "C" race of the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta at Lake Geneva. Ernst Schmidt wrote in a description of this photograph, "5... |
| Date: | 08 1925 |
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| Description: | The Senta II, right, leads the Deltox, of Oshkosh, in one of the races at the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta at Lake Geneva. Both b... |
| Date: | 07 15 1922 |
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| Description: | A description of this photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The Black Point Pier on Saturday, July 15, 1922, just before the start of a class "C" rac... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A National brand automobile is stopped on the side of an unpaved road as a horse-drawn buggy approaches from the rear. The car is pulling a racing yacht on... |
| Date: | 09 1928 |
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| Description: | A view looking down the boat track at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, with the clubhouse on the right and the lake in the background. There are several sailboa... |
| Date: | 03 19 1929 |
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| Description: | The Lake Geneva Yacht Club, originally a residence, sits on the shore of Geneva Lake. A description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The ... |
| Date: | 07 02 1939 |
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| Description: | The launch "Penguin" is moored at the pier at Black Point; the United States flag is lifted by the breeze. A brick walkway leads to the pier. |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Class A sailboats race in the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta on Lake Winnebago just before a storm breaks. There are threatening clouds overhead. |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | A description of this photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads: "The 'Senta' with the anchor out shortly after the storm had hit. I am on the after deck —... |
| Date: | 08 1916 |
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| Description: | Bystanders watch as men bail out a sailboat and others assess the damage to their craft after a storm hit during the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regat... |
| Date: | 01 1927 |
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| Description: | Two-story wood frame house sitting on a small rise on the shore of Geneva Lake. There are hoods over the windows and a single-story front porch with simple... |
| Date: | 01 1927 |
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| Description: | A side and rear view of the Cook house overlooking Geneva Lake. The main structure is a two-story frame building with an exposed basement. There is a smal... |
| Date: | 02 12 1927 |
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| Description: | A team of two draft horses, driven by a man standing in a wagon, pulls a portion of crib across the ice of Geneva Lake. Another man walks alongside the wag... |
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