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Book or Pamphlet

Program for Mai-Fest

Date: 05 1922
Description: A woodland print is featured on the cover of the program for Deutsches Mai-Fest (German May Festival), hosted by the German Federation of Chicago. Dr. Otto...
Photograph

Lake Geneva Auto Station

Date: 06 02 1928
Description: View across street towards a convertible automobile with a fender-mounted spare tire parked in front of the Lake Geneva Auto Station on the south side of t...
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

On a Free Run

Date: 08 1925
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...
Photograph

Boat Track

Date: 09 1928
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...
Photograph

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 03 19 1929
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 ...
Photograph

Class "E" Race

Date: 08 1933
Description: The skipper and crew sail their "E" class boat in a race at the 1933 Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta on Lake Mendota. Lake View Sanatorium is on t...
Photograph

After the Storm

Date: 08 1916
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...
Photograph

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 01 1927
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...
Photograph

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 01 1927
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...
Photograph

The Menasha

Date: 08 1927
Description: A description of this photograph provided by Ernst Schmidt reads: "The government river inspection boat with the 'Mystery' tied to her and the 'Bottoms Up'...
Photograph

Clubhouse

Date: 08 16 1928
Description: A rear view of the clubhouse of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club. Formerly the Cook house, the building was remodeled in 1927 to accommodate the club. The buildi...
Photograph

Loading the Boat

Date: 08 1928
Description: Men use a derrick to lift a racing yacht from its trailer, obscured by the derrick's winch, onto the car on the tracks leading to Geneva Lake. The boat was...
Photograph

Working on the Boat

Date: 08 1928
Description: Members of the crew work on the bottom of a class C boat before the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. The Lake Geneva Yacht Club clubhouse is in th...
Book or Pamphlet

Swan Dive

Date: 1905
Description: Halftone print of two divers in mid-air as other young men watch from the pier at the Y.M.C.A. camp on Geneva Lake. A sailboat is moored to the pier, which...
Photograph

At the Dock

Date: 08 1932
Description: Crews work on their boats at the dock of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club after one of the races of the 1932 Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. The tent f...

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