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| Date: | 12 10 1957 |
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| Description: | Pleasure boat ramps, made of timber, on the south side of Racine Harbor. A man is walking in the snow near the ramps. There are piles of material along the... |
| Date: | 09 03 1932 |
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| Description: | A smiling William Otto Petersen poses with his mother, Alma Schmidt Petersen on a rustic bench at Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. William is wearing shorts... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Amber Grid at 1313 University Avenue. There is a bicycle parked in front of the building. |
| Date: | 12 20 1957 |
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| Description: | View across harbor from small boat ramp towards far shoreline. On the far shoreline is industrial machinery, piles of coal, and other buildings. |
| Date: | 12 10 1957 |
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| Description: | View of harbor with pilings in the right foreground. There is a lighthouse on breakwaters in the distance. |
| Date: | 05 1977 |
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| Description: | A small boat is seen on the waters of Geneva Lake in this aerial view of Black Point Estate. The main house with its distinctive tower and porches is easil... |
| Date: | 05 1977 |
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| Description: | This aerial view of the main house at Black Point Estate shows the brick drive and walkways near the house. Trees are just budding out. The house's distin... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the northeast side of the main house at Black Point Estate. There are two large chimneys, and first and second floor porches. A portion of... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the main house at Black Point Estate from the northwest shows the distinctive tower and multiple porches. One of the large chimneys is vis... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the main house at Black Point, seen from the rear (south), showing the distinctive tower, chimneys and porches. A small one-story addition... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the William O. Petersen house on the grounds of Black Point Estate, showing the two shed-roofed wings of the house which overlooks Geneva ... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A close-up view of the kitchen of an antique doll house at Black Point Estate shows partial exterior walls of fretwork and columns decorated with draperies... |
| Date: | 03 1973 |
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| Description: | A new roof for the tower of the main house at Black Point stands on the lawn in front of the house. The roof, of an ultra-modern design, rests on a short s... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | Alma Schmidt Petersen, left, enjoys a meal with her niece (by marriage), Ilze Reese, in the dining room of the main house at Black Point Estate. This photo... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View from lawn of a man holding the harness of a team of two horses hitched to an open carriage on the brick drive at Black Point. A large group looks on f... |
| Date: | 03 1930 |
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| Description: | Two barbers standing and posing on the sidewalk in front of the James J. Brandmeyer Barber Shop at 404 W. Lakeside Street. A sign in the window advertises ... |
| Date: | 06 1981 |
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| Description: | William O. Petersen, right, poses with his wife, Jane Browne Petersen, and cousin Ernst Schmidt Reese. Jane holds a package of cucumber seeds and a hand cu... |
| Date: | 07 11 1974 |
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| Description: | Alma Schmidt Petersen, wearing a summer dress and flower lei, stands at a long table on the dining porch of the main house at Black Point Estate surrounded... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | 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 narr... |
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| Description: | Three people behind a fenced gate with two signs. One reads: "U.S. Air Force: Good People, Bad Product," and the other sign, on the right, has a peace dove... |
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