[Henry Robinson Rea's ''Lagomar'' estate Palm Beach, FL]
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Title
[Henry Robinson Rea's 'Lagomar ' estate Palm Beach , FL]
Creator
Richie , Robert Yarnall , 1908-1984
Date
January 19 , 1933
Decade
1930-1939
Part Of
Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection
Series
Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies Negative Series: 0391
Place
Palm Beach , Florida
Description
Lagomar (1560 S . Ocean Blvd) was designed by Addison Mizner in 1924 for John Magee , a coal operator and broker from New York . It sat on six acres that stretched from the ocean to Lake Worth . In 1926 , the Magee’s sold the house and its six acres of land to Mrs . Henry Robinson Rea . Mrs . Rea was a widow whose husband’s family had owned Robinson , Rea & Company , a foundry and machinist business outside of Pittsburgh . Mrs . Rea lived in the house until her death in 1951 . In 1953 , Alan M . Graf purchased the estate for $185,000 and subdivided the estate renaming it Lagomar Park . The house remains but was divided in two , with a separate servants ' building made into another house . Source : Curl , Donald Walter , Mizner's Florida . Source : Kim Mockler , Palm Beach architectural historian .
Notes
[Handwritten on negative sleeve] 391 ; Rea , Mrs . Henry , 'Lagomar ', Palm Beach , Jan . 19 , 1933
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
Keywords
aerials ; aerial views ; estates ; Lagomar ; Lagomar Park
Physical Description
1 negative : film , black and white ; 13.4 x 17.7 cm .
Form/Genre
Negatives Film negatives Aerial photographs
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2011
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 8379 w x 6347 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tif; service master changed to black and white, hues, exposure and contrast adjusted, and cropped; derivative resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Physical Location
Cabinet 1 ; Drawer 2
Call Number
Ag1982.0234
Upload File Name
ag1982_0234_0391_04_rea_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1982_0234_0391_04_rea.tif ; ag1982_0234_0391_04_rea_sm.tif
Digital Collection
Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
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.
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