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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...
Tour Hostesses
July 31, 1969
Left to right, Zika Bakieff Petersen, Gladys Zimmerman, and Alma Schmidt Petersen pose with the dog, Bamboo, on the porch at Black Point Estate. The three women, with other members of the Lake Gene...
Alma on the Porch
1942
Alma Schmidt Petersen poses seated in a wicker chair on the porch at Black Point. She is wearing a dress and light coat. There is a large-leafed potted plant on a table beside her, and other wicker...
At the Farmhouse
April 27, 1968
Members of the Petersen family gathered for a meal at the farmhouse, also referred to as the Baker house, at Black Point Estate. The room is open to the rafters and the walls are wood paneled. A ty...
Alma Schmidt
1915
Alma Schmidt poses seated outdoors wearing a light summer dress. Her face is in profile.
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...
