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| Date: | 02 02 1975 |
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| Description: | Ernst Schmidt, at age 81, sits reading the "Wisconsin Magazine of History" at a table at Black Point. A telephone and lamp with a stained glass shade stand... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Ernst Conrad Schmidt, wearing conventional yachting attire of dark blazer and light-colored trousers, poses with trophies won by his boat, the "Senta III."... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Young Edward Petersen (1921-2013) poses sitting in a wicker highchair on the porch at Black Point. He is the son of William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen an... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | William O. Petersen, youngest son of William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen, plays at the Geneva Lake shore. There is a picnic basket in the background and a... |
| Date: | 08 10 1930 |
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| Description: | Dr. William Petersen stands behind a bench posing with his three sons, posed on bench, from left, William Otto (standing, holding a ball), Conrad William, ... |
| Date: | 09 03 1932 |
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| Description: | A smiling William Otto Petersen poses with his mother, Alma Schmidt Petersen on a rustic bench at Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. William is wearing shorts... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | William O. Petersen, in a costume (Tracht) of Bavarian or Tyrolean style, poses seated on a bench with his arm around a small dog. He is wearing short lede... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | Alma Schmidt Petersen, left, poses with her sister, Clara Theresa (Tessa) Schmidt Reese, and brother-in-law Dr. Hans Reese on the shrub-bordered brick driv... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | 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 t... |
| Date: | 05 1925 |
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| Description: | Alma Schmidt Petersen poses with her sons, Conrad, in baby buggy, and Edward, on tricycle, in front of their home at 1322 North Astor Street, in Chicago's ... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Edward Schmidt Petersen sails a toy boat in the shallow waters near the shore of Geneva Lake at Black Point. There is a chair and another child in the fore... |
| Date: | 08 1929 |
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| Description: | William Otto Petersen sits on his mother's lap as they ride inside a passenger launch on Geneva Lake. One of William's older brothers sits on the right. Th... |
| Date: | 11 17 1951 |
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| Description: | Conrad William and Kathryn Anne (Reebie) Petersen pose for a full length portrait on their wedding day in Winnetka, Illinois. The bride wears a long satin ... |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | A grand piano with ornate shawl stands in front of the fireplace in the music room at Black Point. The fireplace surround is covered with ornate ceramic ti... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | An ornate chandelier with gas light style shades and many prisms dominates a photograph of the music room at Black Point. There is a painted frieze below t... |
| Date: | 05 1977 |
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| Description: | A small boat is seen on the waters of Geneva Lake in this aerial view of Black Point Estate. The main house with its distinctive tower and porches is easil... |
| Date: | 05 1977 |
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| Description: | This aerial view of the main house at Black Point Estate shows the brick drive and walkways near the house. Trees are just budding out. The house's distin... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the northeast side of the main house at Black Point Estate. There are two large chimneys, and first and second floor porches. A portion of... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the main house at Black Point Estate from the northwest shows the distinctive tower and multiple porches. One of the large chimneys is vis... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the main house at Black Point, seen from the rear (south), showing the distinctive tower, chimneys and porches. A small one-story addition... |
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