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Alma Schmidt
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A standing, three-quarter length studio portrait of Alma Schmidt at age 12. She is wearing a summer dress with cut-work decoration. She has a bow in her hair and is leaning against the elaborately carved back of a chair.
1906
Steffens
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WHi 113603
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Alma Schmidt Petersen
September 16, 1919
Full-length portrait of Alma Catherine Schmidt, seated, (1894-1989) on the day of her wedding to William F. Petersen M.D. Her waist-length veil is secured by a wreath of flowers, and she holds a la...
Emma Seipp Schmidt
1938
Waist-up studio portrait of Emma Sybilla Seipp Schmidt (1868-1942), daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is wearing a black dress with lace trim, a string of pearls and a brooch pin. Emma a...
Emma Seipp and Friends
1888
Emma Seipp, third from left in second row, poses with eight other young women against a carved studio prop and painted backdrop. Two of the other women, Emma Seiffert and Angelina Leicht Madlener, ...
Alma and William O. Petersen
1928
Waist-up, seated portrait of Alma Schmidt Petersen holding her son, William O. Petersen. She is wearing a dark dress with a lace collar, and a beaded necklace. Alma was the granddaughter of Conrad ...
Alma Seipp
1895
Full-length portrait of Alma Seipp posing seated in an ornately carved chair. She wears a floor-length gown with high collar and ribbon trim. Alma is a daughter of Conrad Seipp, the prominent Chica...
Clara Seipp
1883
A standing, full-length studio portrait of Clara Seipp, a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. She is dressed in a dress and coat with hat, muff and gloves; she wears high boots and her hair is...
