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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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Sailing the "Senta"

Date: 1925
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,...
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Sailing the "Senta"

Date: 1925
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...
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Sailboats on Geneva Lake

Date: 1930
Description: A young man in the foreground, possibly Ernst Schmidt, stands looking out at sailboats on Geneva Lake. In the foreground on the left a woman is on a sailbo...
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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...
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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 M...
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Sailing on Geneva Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen controls the sheets on a small sailboat. Her husband, William F. Petersen, sits aft. The child between them is unidentified. The sail...
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Sports-Boat-Vacation Show

Date: 04 15 1964
Description: Spectators viewing different types of boats during the Madison Sports-Boat-Vacation show's opening night at the County Fairground.
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William F. and Conrad Petersen

Date: 1926
Description: William F. Petersen holds his son Conrad in the waters of Geneva Lake off the shore of Black Point. There are sailboats in the background.
Magazine or Periodical

International Harvester Around the World Map

Date: 1950
Description: Inside spread illustration of the world, with a legend indicating: Subsidiary Company, Branch of Subsidiary, Representative, Works, and Distributor.
Photograph

Sheridan Race

Date: 1914
Description: The sailboat "Senta" competes in the Sheridan Prize Race at Geneva Lake. The "Senta" belonged to Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, who is the skipper here. He was an ow...
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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'...
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Class E Boats

Date: 08 1927
Description: Crew members are on their boats as they are towed into the harbor at Neenah after competing in the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. Two other boat...
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Building a Sailboat

Date: 01 02 1928
Description: John Nelson, background far right, and [?] Thompson pose next to the racing sailboat they are building for Ernst Schmidt. A portion of the planking has bee...
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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...
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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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Sailboat "Halcyon"

Date: 
Description: View across water towards four men wearing suits and hats sitting in a sailboat.
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The Skeleton of the Schooner Advance

Date: 2015
Description: Underwater view of algae and mussels covering the wood skeletal frame of the Advance, a schooner built in 1853 and sunk in 1885. Most of the frame i...
Painting

Watercolor of Sailing Ship

Date: 
Description: Watercolor painting of a sailing ship on a sea or ocean. A large rock formation is on the left.
Painting

Boats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1908
Description: Watercolor painting of a canoe and sailboat on Lake Mendota. In the background is the city skyline on the far shoreline.

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