Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | Catherine Orb Seipp stands on the lawn at Black Point, near one of the porches of the 1905 "cottage." She is wearing a summer dress with bold bands of dark... |
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: | 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: | 09 03 1916 |
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Description: | Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) and Jean Happich sail the boat "Illiola." Schmidt was a grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who established Black Point Esta... |
Date: | 09 1928 |
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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... |
Date: | 03 19 1929 |
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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 ... |
Date: | 01 1927 |
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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... |
Date: | 01 1927 |
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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... |
Date: | 02 12 1927 |
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Description: | A team of two draft horses, driven by a man standing in a wagon, pulls a portion of crib across the ice of Geneva Lake. Another man walks alongside the wag... |
Date: | 12 26 1927 |
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Description: | A Locomobile brand car is parked on the drive at Black Point near the "laundry," the rear section of the house that served as temporary living quarters for... |
Date: | 01 02 1928 |
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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... |
Date: | 03 11 1928 |
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Description: | Covers have been pulled aside to reveal the new motor boat which sits in front of a large shed in Till Stuyvesant's yard in Lake Geneva. There is a large t... |
Date: | 05 06 1928 |
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Description: | A Marmon automobile, owned by Ernst Schmidt, is parked on the drive at the main house at Black Point. The laundry building is on the left. |
Date: | 08 16 1928 |
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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... |
Date: | 11 12 1928 |
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Description: | A 1922 Locomobile (foreground) and a 1917 model of the same make are parked near the main house at Black Point Estate. Geneva Lake is in the background. |
Date: | 01 05 1931 |
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Description: | View of the front of the main house at Black Point, which faces Geneva Lake. The open first floor porch has broad steps to the lawn. There is a smaller sec... |
Date: | 02 1933 |
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Description: | Several 16 foot sloops are shown at various stages of construction in a building at the Geneva Lake Boat Company. Untrimmed canvas extends from the deck of... |
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