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Alma on the Porch
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Alma Schmidt Petersen poses seated in a wicker chair on the porch at Black Point. She is wearing a dress and light coat. There is a large-leafed potted plant on a table beside her, and other wicker furniture is arranged on the porch. There are woven seagrass rugs on the floor.
1942
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Alma Schmidt Petersen
1980
Alma Schmidt Petersen, owner of Black Point Estate, poses seated in a green wicker chair on the porch of the main house. Standing behind her on the left and right is an unidentified man and woman.
Entry Hall
1942
A portrait of Dr. Otto L. Schmidt hangs in the front hall of Black Point. A handwritten caption which accompanies the photograph states: "Portrait above — Otto L. Schmidt by Klemperer -—1929." A li...
Mammie and Kate
1900
Clara Seipp Bartholomay, a daughter of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, sitting outdoors in a wicker chair, holding her infant daughter Catherine Bartholomay on her lap. Clara is wearing a light-colore...
Front Hall at Black Point
1942
A grandfather clock stands to the left of the stairway in the front hall of Black Point. There is a paneled door in the background and a settee on the right.
Edward Schmidt Petersen
1922
Young Edward Petersen (1921-2013) poses sitting in a wicker highchair on the porch at Black Point. He is the son of William F. and Alma Schmidt Petersen and the great-grandson of Chicago brewer Con...
Catherine Seipp
1910
Catherine Orb Seipp stands on the lawn at Black Point, near one of the porches of the 1905 "cottage." She is wearing a summer dress with bold bands of dark trim. There is a trellis at the corner of...
