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Title |
[William M. Wood's 'The Towers' Estate, Palm Beach, FL] |
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Creator |
Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984 |
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Date |
ca. 1932-1934 |
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Date (EDTF) |
1932~/1934~ |
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Decade |
1930-1939 |
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Part Of |
Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection |
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Series |
Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies
Negative Series: 0010 |
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Place |
Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida |
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Description |
This estate was originally built for William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Company. His estate, The Towers, was designed by Addison Mizner in 1923. Wood moved to Florida in 1924 and committed suicide in 1926. In 1936, The Towers was bought be Atwater Kent. Sources: Curl, Donald Walter, Mizner's Florida (New York: The Architectural History Foundation, 1984), 104. Source: Rosenberg, Chaim M. The great workshop: Boston's Victorian Age (Arcadia Publishing, 2004), 123. Source: Atwater Kents Buy Palm Beach Estate, The Palm Beach Post, March 22, 1936. |
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Notes |
[handwritten on negative sleeve] Kahn, Otto, Palm Beach Estate |
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Related Resources |
MARC record: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1855416 Finding aid: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00166/smu-00166.html |
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Authorized Subject Terms |
Mansions
Shorelines
Beaches |
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Keywords |
aerials; aerial views; estates; The Towers |
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Physical Description |
1 negative: film, black and white; 13.1 x 17.6 cm |
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Form/Genre |
Film negatives
Aerial photographs |
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Digital Resource Type |
Image |
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Digitization Date |
Digitized: 2011 |
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Digital Format |
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg |
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Archival File Resolution |
Archival scan: 8316 w x 6058 h pixels, 48-bit RGB |
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Digitization Process |
Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tif; service master changed to black and white, hues and contrast adjusted, and cropped; derivative resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg |
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Physical Location |
Cabinet 1; Drawer 1 |
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Call Number |
Ag1982.0234 |
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Upload File Name |
ag1982_0234_0010_01_kahn_sm_opt.jpg |
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Archival File Name(s) |
ag1982_0234_0010_01_kahn.tif; ag1982_0234_0010_01_kahn_sm.tif |
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Digital Collection |
Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection |
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Library |
DeGolyer Library |
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Publisher |
Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University |
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Rights |
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu. |
Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection
