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The Marmon
May 6, 1928
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.
Locomobile
April 5, 1931
Automobile parked in front of the boathouse at Black Point. The description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt states, "A 1924 Loco which I just purchased; at Black Point, Lake Geneva, on A...
View of Black Point
May 1928
The main house at Black Point, with its distinctive tower, is seen through the leafless trees from Geneva Lake. The bath house sits at the water's edge. There is a buoy in the water near the shore.
Locomobile
December 26, 1927
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 the family while the main portion of the ...
View from Black Point
1969
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 flower garden in full bloom and large trees.
The Tower at Black Point
October 1953
A car sits on the drive at Black Point near the distinctive tower at the northwest corner of the house. The trees have lost their leaves.
