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The Pier at Black Point
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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 sailboats in the distance. Dr. Schmidt was married to Emma Sybilla Seipp, the daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who built his summer home at Black Point.
1910
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Pier at Black Point
August 27, 1912
View across water towards a group of well-dressed adults and children gathered on the pier at Black Point Estate on the wedding day of Alma Seipp and William Sherman Hay. Dr. Otto Schmidt, husband ...
Steamboats at Geneva Bay
1890
Elevated view from shoreline of two side wheeled steamboats, the "Lucius Newberry," left, and the "Lady of the Lake," docked at Geneva Lake. Other smaller boats are also tied to the piers and sailb...
Sailing on Geneva Lake
September 3, 1916
Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) and Jean Happich sail the boat "Illiola." Schmidt was a grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who established Black Point Estate in 1888.
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...
Alma and Tessa Sailing
September 8, 1916
Sisters Alma, in dark glasses, and Tessa (Clara Theresa) Schmidt aboard the "Water Witch" at the pier at Black Point. Both women are wearing long white dresses; Tessa sports a hat. The women were g...
Sailing the "Senta"
1925
Dr. Otto L. Schmidt, far left, is helmsman for the "Senta," sailing with a crew of three on Geneva Lake. Dr. Schmidt was the husband of Emma Seipp Schmidt, the daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Sei...
