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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The Andy Gump statue on the grounds of the late Sidney Smith, cartoonist, estate. The statue represents Smith's popular cartoon figure, and at the time of ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View across grounds towards the Northwestern Naval and Military Acadamy. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The home of William Wrigley. Caption reads: "Residence of Wm. Wrigley, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | William O. Petersen, youngest son of William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen, plays at the Geneva Lake shore. There is a picnic basket in the background and a... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Five children, probably cousins, including Edward Petersen, center, and his brother Conrad, second from right, pose with two goats in an orchard at Black P... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | The Petersen brothers, from far left William Otto, Conrad Schmidt, and Edward William, with an unidentified boy (probably a cousin) pose in front of a smal... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Dr. William F. Petersen, with his son Edward, poses next to a dragon that he created for his sons at Black Point Estate. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Dr. William F. Petersen sits in the doorway of a toy teepee playing with his sons Conrad, left, and Edward, dressed in Indian costumes. Edward wields a toy... |
| 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: | 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: | 04 21 1929 |
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| Description: | A small, simple wood frame building stands along the brick walkway near the shore of Geneva Lake at Black Point. There is lattice trim under the eaves on t... |
| Date: | 04 28 1929 |
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| Description: | A pickup truck parked on the brick drive near the main house at Black Point Estate. Two boats rest on a trailer parked in front of the truck. |
| Date: | 06 02 1928 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 02 1928 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 01 25 1924 |
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| Description: | The large, wood framed 1905 cottage at Black Point stands at the crest of a gentle snowy slope framed by evergreens and bare deciduous trees. The cottage w... |
| Date: | 01 25 1924 |
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| Description: | A small wood frame boathouse with a large front porch stands at the snow covered shore of frozen Geneva Lake at Black Point. Evergreens and bare deciduous ... |
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