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Celebration at Black Point

Date: 07 12 1944
Description: Family members pose on the lawn of the Bartholomay house on the Black Point Estate. They have gathered to celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Cla...
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Wedding at Black Point

Date: 06 13 1953
Description: Claire Chapin, granddaughter of Clara Seipp Bartholomay, with her husband, William Frederick Carr, on their wedding day at Black Point Estate. Geneva Lake ...
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Ernst Schmidt and Trophies

Date: 1958
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."...
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Dr. Otto L. Schmidt

Date: 10 06 1918
Description: Dr. Otto L. Schmidt delivers a speech from a platform in front of a stone monument on which is inscribed the text of Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address to ...
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Alma Schmidt Petersen

Date: 09 16 1919
Description: Alma Schmidt poses for a waist-up portrait on the day of her wedding to William F. Petersen. She holds her bouquet of sweet peas and lilies of the valley. ...
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Conrad and Anne Petersen

Date: 11 17 1951
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 ...
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The "Nepenthe"

Date: 07 04 1928
Description: View from shoreline of the motor launch "Nepenthe," owned by Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, resting at the pier at Black Point on Geneva Lake. The boat is "dressed" ...
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Alma and Ilze

Date: 1982
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen, left, enjoys a meal with her niece (by marriage), Ilze Reese, in the dining room of the main house at Black Point Estate. This photo...
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Birthday Tablescape, Scenes IV, V, and VI

Date: 02 26 1928
Description: Six scenes of miniature landscapes and interiors comprise a tablescape honoring six decades in the life of Emma Seipp Schmidt on the occasion of her sixtie...
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Birthday Tablescape, Scenes I, II, and III

Date: 02 26 1928
Description: Six scenes of miniature landscapes and interiors comprise a tablescape honoring six decades in the life of Emma Seipp Schmidt on the occasion of her sixtie...
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Dining Porch at Black Point

Date: 07 11 1974
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen, wearing a summer dress and flower lei, stands at a long table on the dining porch of the main house at Black Point Estate surrounded...
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Tour Hostesses

Date: 07 31 1969
Description: Left to right, Zika Bakieff Petersen, Gladys Zimmerman, and Alma Schmidt Petersen pose with the dog, Bamboo, on the porch at Black Point Estate. The three ...
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William Otto and Jane Browne Petersen

Date: 1978
Description: William Otto Petersen and his wife Jane Jordan Browne Petersen pose seated and holding hands for a portrait around the time of their wedding. He is wearing...
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Wedding Day

Date: 10 29 1921
Description: Bride Catherine Bartholomay, right, poses with her sister Elsa. Catherine wears an ankle length gown with long veil. Both women hold large bouquets of fre...
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Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1899
Description: Christmas tree in the home of Edward Petersen decorated with a wide assortment of ornaments and tinsel garland. It is standing on a low table in front of a...
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Christmas Tree Stand

Date: 12 1899
Description: Close-up view of a mechanical rotating Christmas tree stand which has been elevated and incorporated into a winter scene. The key to wind the mechanism is ...
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Christmas at Church

Date: 12 1899
Description: Interior view of a church with large Christmas trees on either side of the Neo-Gothic altar. Between the trees is an arched sign proclaiming, in German, "G...
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Wedding Guests

Date: 08 27 1912
Description: A well-dressed couple stand in the back of an chauffeur-driven open automobile on the drive at Black Point Estate. The woman, who is wearing a very tall ha...
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Wedding Day

Date: 08 27 1912
Description: View from lawn towards a group of women and children standing on the porch at Black Point. The porch, stairs and trees are strewn with streamers, part of t...
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Pier at Black Point

Date: 08 27 1912
Description: View across water towards a group of well-dressed adults and children gathered on the pier at Black Point Estate on the wedding day of Alma Seipp and Willi...

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