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Beer Barons

Date: 1885
Description: Six prominent German American brewers pose outdoors, seated around a table, for a portrait labeled "The Poterhouse [sic] Club." Well-dressed in suits and h...
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Steamboats at Geneva Bay

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of two side wheeled steamboats, the "Lucius Newberry," left, and the "Lady of the Lake," docked at Geneva Lake. Other smaller ...
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The "Lorely"

Date: 1910
Description: Elsa Seipp Madlener, center, poses with her husband Albert, right, and another man, possibly Ed Daily, the engineer of the steam launch "Lorely." A handwri...
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In the Backyard

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen, left rear, and his son William F. Petersen, right rear, pose behind three unidentified people sitting on a rustic bench in a yard. Edward ...
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Boat Construction

Date: 03 24 1928
Description: The "Green Dragon" racing yacht, left and a dinghy under construction at John M. Nelson's workshop.
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Train Pulling in to Zenda

Date: 04 12 1931
Description: Ernst Schmidt has captioned this photograph, "The C. M. & St. P. train arriving at Zenda at 10:30 A. M. on Sunday, April 12. Alma, Edward and Conrad came u...
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Sloops Under Construction

Date: 02 1933
Description: Several 16 foot sloops are shown at various stages of construction in a building at the Geneva Lake Boat Company. Untrimmed canvas extends from the deck of...

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