Photograph
Boathouse
| View from end of pier towards three boys posing in the water of Geneva Lake in front of the boathouse at Black Point Estate. A woman observes from the narrow pier near the shoreline. Two boats rest on the broad, deep porch. Written next to the photograph is "In the 1930's. Elly who could not swim watching Edward — Conrad and Nathan." |
| Image ID: | 116416 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1935 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Lake Geneva |
| County: | Walworth |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Black Point Estate and Seipp Family Papers |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Black Point Estate.25.2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 3.5 inches |
| Edward and Conrad Petersen were the sons of Dr. William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen. Nathan Green Osbourne, Jr. was the son of Nathan and Catherine Bartholomay Osbourne. The three boys were great-grandsons of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who built the main house at Black Point in 1888. |
| Boathouses |
| Trees |
| Dresses |
| Outdoor photography |
| Swimming |
| Boats and boating |
| Piers |
| Lakes |
| Shorelines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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