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Alma, Hans and Tessa
1973
Alma Schmidt Petersen, left, poses with her sister, Clara Theresa (Tessa) Schmidt Reese, and brother-in-law Dr. Hans Reese on the shrub-bordered brick drive at Black Point Estate. Alma and Tessa we...
The Schmidt Children with their Grandmothers
1900
Mrs. Conrad (Catherine Orb) Seipp, left, and Mrs. Ernst (Theresa Weikhardt) Schmidt join their grandchildren, from left, Alma Catherine, Clara Theresa (Tessa), and Ernst Conrad Schmidt for tea in f...
Alma Schmidt Petersen
1980
Alma Schmidt Petersen, owner of Black Point Estate, poses seated in a green wicker chair on the porch of the main house. Standing behind her on the left and right is an unidentified man and woman.
Wedding Day
August 27, 1912
View from lawn towards a group of women and children standing on the porch at Black Point. The porch, stairs and trees are strewn with streamers, part of the celebration of the marriage of Alma Sei...
Catherine Seipp
1915
Catherine Orb Seipp (1846-1920), the widow of Conrad Seipp, poses beneath a chestnut tree in full bloom at Black Point Estate.
Ernst Schmidt
July 3, 1916
Ernst Conrad Schmidt (1893-1977) skips the "Water Witch" off the shore of Geneva Lake near Black Point Estate. There is a larger boat in the background near the shore.
