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Emma Seipp
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A full-length standing cabinet card portrait of Emma Sibylla Seipp (1868-1942), eldest child of Conrad Seipp with his second wife, Catherine Orb Seipp. She is wearing a highly tailored and detailed dress with a train. Her left hand rests on a book on a small table. Members of the Seipp family traveled regularly to Germany, where this photograph was taken.
May 1892
G. Th. Hase & Sohn
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W0125QQ
WHi 113148
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Emma Seipp and Friends
1888
Emma Seipp, third from left in second row, poses with eight other young women against a carved studio prop and painted backdrop. Two of the other women, Emma Seiffert and Angelina Leicht Madlener, ...
August and Margarethe Streb
1885
August Streb leans against a chair as he poses next to his wife, Margarthe Orb Streb, who is seated. He is wearing a suit and a watch chain. Margarethe is wearing an elaborately detailed gown and h...
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...
Otto and Emma Schmidt
1891
Dr. Otto L. and Emma Sibylla Seipp Schmidt pose for a vignetted head and shoulders portrait around the time of their marriage. Otto wears a suit and tie. Emma's dress has large polka dots. Emma was...
Catherine Orb Seipp
1910
A seated portrait of Catherine Orb Seipp sitting near a window, knitting. Her upholstered chair has carved wood accents.
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 ...
