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Catherine Orb Seipp
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Three-quarter length studio portrait of Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), widow of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp and owner of Black Point Estate. She is standing and is wearing a light-colored dress with detailed bodice and a hair ornament with a tall feather. She is holding a feather hand fan which rests on an ornate table beside her.
1900
Steffens
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WHi 115977
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Emma Sibylla Seipp
1885
Three-quarter length studio portrait of Emma Seipp, daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a short jacket over a blouse and skirt. She is seated on a chair with an ornately carved ...
Emma Seipp Schmidt
1938
Waist-up studio portrait of Emma Sybilla Seipp Schmidt (1868-1942), daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a black dress with lace trim, a string of pearls and a brooch pin. Emma a...
Elsa Seipp Madlener
January 4, 1898
Waist-up standing portrait of Elsa Seipp Madlener on her wedding day. She is wearing a long-sleeved dress with a high collar, lace bodice and a lace veil which is held in place with a jeweled hairpin.
Sibylla Orb
1875
A seated, full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Sibylla Orb. She is wearing a long dress with a full skirt trimmed in lace and ruffles. Her daughter, Cathrine Orb, was the s...
Catherine Seipp and Her Children
1887
Group studio portrait in front of a painted background. Catherine Orb Seipp, seated at left, poses with her children. From left: Conrad, Clara, Emma (standing), Alma and Elsa. Alma is holding the c...
Emma Huck Seipp
1880
Full-length portrait of Emma Huck Seipp (1855-1891). She is standing and wearing a floor length sleeveless gown and opera length gloves. Emma was the first wife of William Conrad Seipp, whose fathe...
