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Alma Schmidt Petersen
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Alma Schmidt Petersen, center, holds a plaque with a relief portrait of a woman's head in profile, and the inscription "Louise de Koven Bowen, President of the Board Hull House 1935-44." On her left is former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and on the right is banker and philanthropist Marshall Field III. Petersen, the granddaughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp and owner of Black Point Estate, served for many years on the board of Hull House.
1950
Allen, Gordon, Schroeppel and Redlich, Inc.
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Alma Schmidt Petersen
1945
Quarter-length studio portrait of Alma Schmidt Petersen (1894-1989). The granddaughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, Alma and her husband Dr. William F. Petersen were owners of Black Point Estate...
Alma and William O. Petersen
1928
Waist-up, seated portrait of Alma Schmidt Petersen holding her son, William O. Petersen. She is wearing a dark dress with a lace collar, and a beaded necklace. Alma was the granddaughter of Conrad ...
Alma Schmidt Petersen
1960
Head and shoulders portrait of Alma Schmidt Petersen (1894-1989), granddaughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who, with her husband, William F. Petersen was an owner of Black Point Estate. She is...
William F. Petersen M.D.
1935
Quarter-length studio portrait of Dr. William F. Petersen (1887-1950). He is wearing a dark suit with a vest and necktie. Dr. Petersen, with his wife, Alma Schmidt Petersen, was an owner of Black ...
Alma Seipp
1895
Full-length portrait of Alma Seipp posing seated in an ornately carved chair. She wears a floor-length gown with high collar and ribbon trim. Alma is a daughter of Conrad Seipp, the prominent Chica...
Edward Schmidt Petersen
1922
Young Edward Petersen (1921-2013) poses sitting in a wicker highchair on the porch at Black Point. He is the son of William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen and the great-grandson of Chicago brewer Con...
