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Madlener House
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A side view of the Lake Geneva summer home of Albert and Elsa Seipp Madlener shows progress during remodeling. A portion of the porch has been removed and there is a temporary support in place. The building is a two and one-half story wood sided Queen Anne style house with a corner tower and large side bay.
November 1929
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Elsa Seipp Madlener
1955
A handwritten note describes this portrait as: "Aunt Elsa in her summer house "The Lindens" when she was eighty years old." She is wearing a print dress and a knit, lightweight shawl and stands in ...
At the Launching
June 18, 1927
A family group poses on the occasion of the launching of the yacht "Mystery" at Geneva Lake. They are, from left, Alma Schmidt Petersen; Alfred Fridolin Madlener; Conrad Petersen in front of his gr...
Locomobile
November 12, 1928
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.
Four Sisters
July 30, 1938
The four daughters of Conrad and Catherine Orb Seipp pose for an informal group portrait on the lawn at Black Point. The sisters are, left to right, Clara Seipp Bartholomay, Emma Seipp Schmidt, Alm...
Emma Schmidt
May 8, 1938
View across water towards Emma Seipp Schmidt walking along the shore path at the estate of Albert Madlener on Geneva Lake. There is stone riprap supporting the bank. On the right is a stone-faced b...
Black Point
1907
Hand-colored postcard bearing the inscription "Residence of Mrs. Conrad Seipp, Lake Geneva, Wis." The upper portion of the south side of the main house at Black Point, including the tower, is seen ...
