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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Conrad, resting his feet in a baby carriage, and Edward, center, sit on a bench on the pier at Black Point; their younger brother William stands at right. ... |
| 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: | 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: | 1969 |
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| Description: | A view from near the main house at Black Point Estate shows the brick drive and walk in the foreground. Geneva Lake is seen in the background, framed by a... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the William O. Petersen house on the grounds of Black Point Estate, showing the two shed-roofed wings of the house which overlooks Geneva ... |
| Date: | 03 1973 |
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| Description: | A new roof for the tower of the main house at Black Point stands on the lawn in front of the house. The roof, of an ultra-modern design, rests on a short s... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A row of maple trees lines the brick walkway along the main house at Black Point. There are benches on the lawn; Geneva Lake is in the background. A gable ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Dr. Otto Schmidt, left, poses with his mother-in-law, Catherine Seipp, and his daughter Alma on the lawn in front of the main house at Black Point. Cather... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of Dr. Otto Schmidt, second from left, standing on the pier at Black Point with other, unidentified, adults and children. A launch is t... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A bicycle which has been modified for travel on ice stands on frozen Geneva Lake. The front wheel of the bicycle has been replaced by a ski; the rear wheel... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the large hotel at Kayes Park on the south shore of Geneva Lake. There are two girls standing in the foreground, with well-dressed women in ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Young trees and corn grow in a fenced field in front of a two-story wood frame house, two barns and another building. In the background there are open and ... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | A front view of the "cottage" built on the Black Point Estate in 1905 by Catherine Orb Seipp, the widow of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp who had built their ... |
| Date: | 07 04 1928 |
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| 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" ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, far left, is helmsman for the "Senta," sailing with a crew of three on Geneva Lake. Dr. Schmidt was the husband of Emma Seipp Schmidt,... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View across water of Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, second from right, sitting at the helm of the "Senta," with a crew of four. Dr. Schmidt was married to Emma Seipp... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the steam launch "Cygnet" with enclosed cabin and smokestack. The "Cygnet" belonged to H.A. Beidler, who developed Cedar Point ne... |
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