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Conrad Petersen
1926
Conrad Petersen steps off the pier onto the shore at Black Point Estate. A small boat is moored to the shore in the background under a tree trunk leaning over the water of Geneva Lake.
Pier at Black Point
July 15, 1922
A description of this photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The Black Point Pier on Saturday, July 15, 1922, just before the start of a class "C" race." There are several men standing on the ...
The Pier at Black Point
1910
View from shoreline of Dr. Otto Schmidt, second from left, standing on the pier at Black Point with other, unidentified, adults and children. A launch is tied at the pier and there are three sailbo...
The "Nepenthe"
July 4, 1928
View from shoreline of the motor launch "Nepenthe," owned by Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, resting at the pier at Black Point on Geneva Lake. The boat is "dressed" with International Code flags displayed fr...
Lake Geneva Yacht Club
March 19, 1929
The Lake Geneva Yacht Club, originally a residence, sits on the shore of Geneva Lake. A description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The picture was taken from the outer end of th...
Rafting
1930
Conrad William Petersen poles a raft in the shallow water of Geneva Lake along the shore at Black Point. His younger brother, William Otto Petersen rides along. The Black Point pier is in the backg...
