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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The estate known as "Snug Harbor" built by George Sturges in 1884 and owned by the Sturges family until about 1908. In the driveway in front is a child in ... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Veew toward the facade and right side of the Morris Pratt Institute on a street corner. The roof line has an ornate iron railing running around its perimet... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Lakeside entrance exterior stairway of an elaborate residence at Lake Geneva. |
| 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: | 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: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | An ornate dining table with matching chairs anchors the dining room at Black Point. There is a stained glass window at the far end of the room over a built... |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | A view of the southeast corner of the dining room in the main house at Black Point, showing a china cabinet and tea table. The cabinet holds pieces of Cath... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Alma Schmidt Petersen, owner of Black Point Estate, poses seated in a green wicker chair on the porch of the main house. Standing behind her on the left an... |
| Date: | 07 31 1969 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 08 27 1912 |
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| 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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| Description: | Exterior view across lawn towards the John J. Williams Sr. and Jr. summer residence "Briarwood." The house has a large wrap-around porch. |
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| Description: | View from water towards a large private home on a hill on Lake Geneva. People are walking on a large pier at the water's edge, and rowboats are moored at t... |
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| Description: | View of a large private home. Caption reads: "E.F. Swift, Geneva Lake, Wis." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view across lake towards the Tudor-style lakeside home. Caption reads: "Residence of Mr. C.L. Hutchinson from Island, Lake Geneva, Wi... |
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