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Publication Information
| Date Created | May 6, 1928 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 14 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Call Number | Black Point Estate.42.166 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Conditions For Use | This image is issued by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. |
| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Department of Administration |
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New Buick
May 1928
A caption for this photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "1929 7-passenger Buick touring car purchased on May 1 for use at the place on the loop at Black Point." The "loop" is the brick paved ...
Locomobile
April 5, 1931
Automobile parked in front of the boathouse at Black Point. The description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt states, "A 1924 Loco which I just purchased; at Black Point, Lake Geneva, on A...
Locomobile
November 12, 1928
A 1922 Locomobile (foreground) and a 1917 model of the same make are parked near the main house at Black Point Estate. Geneva Lake is in the background.
View of Black Point
May 1928
The main house at Black Point, with its distinctive tower, is seen through the leafless trees from Geneva Lake. The bath house sits at the water's edge. There is a buoy in the water near the shore.
The Tower at Black Point
October 1953
A car sits on the drive at Black Point near the distinctive tower at the northwest corner of the house. The trees have lost their leaves.
Corner of Laundry
1946
A large sink and hand water pump stand in a corner near a door of the laundry room at Black Point. The laundry was located in the "kitchen building" (demolished 1946) which stood adjacent to the ma...
