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Emma Schmidt
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View across water towards Emma Seipp Schmidt walking along the shore path at the estate of Albert Madlener on Geneva Lake. There is stone riprap supporting the bank. On the right is a stone-faced boathouse with rooftop ventilators built into a small ravine.
May 8, 1938
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Four Sisters
July 30, 1938
The four daughters of Conrad and Catherine Orb Seipp pose for an informal group portrait on the lawn at Black Point. The sisters are, left to right, Clara Seipp Bartholomay, Emma Seipp Schmidt, Alm...
Sailing the "Senta"
1925
View across water of Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, second from right, sitting at the helm of the "Senta," with a crew of four. Dr. Schmidt was married to Emma Seipp, daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp....
At the Launching
June 18, 1927
A family group poses on the occasion of the launching of the yacht "Mystery" at Geneva Lake. They are, from left, Alma Schmidt Petersen; Alfred Fridolin Madlener; Conrad Petersen in front of his gr...
Sailing the "Senta"
1925
Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, far left, is helmsman for the "Senta," sailing with a crew of three on Geneva Lake. Dr. Schmidt was the husband of Emma Seipp Schmidt, the daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Sei...
Sailing on Geneva Lake
September 3, 1916
Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) and Jean Happich sail the boat "Illiola." Schmidt was a grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who established Black Point Estate in 1888.
Guests at Black Point
1914
A group of nine women pose with Charles Wacker, center, on "A Sunday Afternoon - about 1914" on the lawn at Black Point. The individuals are identified, from left, as Mrs. Francis T.A. Junkin; Mrs....
