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Catherine Bartholomay
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A standing, full-length studio portrait of Catherine Bartholomay forms the left half of a postcard. She is wearing a long dress with full sleeves. She is standing on the seat of an elaborate rattan chair. The message reads: "Dear Ernest [sic], - I want to send you this new picture of mine with love and greetings! Catherine Bartholomay. July 27, 1901. Loreley." Loreley was the original name for the main house at Black Point Estate.
July 1901
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Henry Conrad Bartholomay
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Standing full-length portrait of Henry Bartholomay forms the left half of a postcard. The message reads: "Love and Greetings from Your loving cousin Henry Conrad Bartholomay." Henry is wearing a Ba...
Fishing at Black Point
1910
Henry Bartholomay Jr., right, and his son Henry Conrad Bartholomay fish on the pier at Black Point. The steamer Loreley is anchored offshore on he left.
Mammie and Kate
1900
Clara Seipp Bartholomay, a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, sitting outdoors in a wicker chair, holding her infant daughter Catherine Bartholomay on her lap. Clara is wearing a light-colore...
Catherine on the Pier
July 4, 1916
Catherine (Kate) Bartholomay (1899-1991) stands in dappled shade on the pier at Black Point. She is holding two oars as she prepares to get into a wooden canoe that is tied to the pier. Catherine w...
Clara and Henry Bartholomay
July 12, 1954
Clara Seipp Bartholomay (1871-1956) sits with her husband Henry Bartholomay, Jr, (1868-1955) on the porch of their summer home, which was built in 1905 as a part of Black Point Estate. Henry sits i...
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.
