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Title	[Marion Eppsley's ''Beacon Rock'' estate, Newport, RI]
Creator	Richie, Robert Yarnall (1908-1984)
Date	ca. 1932-1934
Decade	1930-1939
Part Of	Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection
Series	Series 3: Color slides, color transparencies, and 8 x 10 inch negatives Negative Series: 0616 RI
Place	Newport, Rhode Island
Description	Beacon Rock (147 Harrison Avenue), dubbed the Acropolis of Newport, was built in 1888-1891 for Edward Denison Morgan III of New York shortly after his marriage to Elizabeth Mary. The Beaux Arts-style villa overlooking Newport Harbor and Brenton Cove was designed by Stanford White of the architectural firm McKim, Mead, & White; the landscape architect was Frederick Law Olmstead. Marion Eppley and his wife bought Beacon Rock in 1921 and had the property renovated extensively before taking possession in 1922. Captain Eppley, a Princeton graduate who served in both World Wars, was a physical chemist and research scientist. In 1951 the Eppleys sold the estate to acclaimed sculptor Felix de Weldon, who used the estate's carriage house as a studio for many years. Newport attorney Brian R. Cunha bought Beacon Rock in 1996 and as of 2012 still owned the property. Source: Darren Thurman, Beacon Rock, http://www.beaconrocknewport.com/history.html Source: National Register of Historic Places, Ocean Drive Historic District, sec. 7, pp. 44-45. Source: ''Social Notes'', New York Times, August 22, 1922.
Notes	[Handwritten on negative sleeve] 616; Name - Estate of Marion Eppsley - Newport, Aerial View
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; Beacon Rock; Acropolis of Newport
Physical Description	1 negative: film, black and white; 19.5 x 24.3 cm.
Form/Genre	Film negatives Negatives
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2011
Digital Format	Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution	Archival scan: 11700 w x 9400 h pixels (approximate), 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
Call Number	Ag1982.0234
Upload File Name	ag1982_0234_0616_ri_01_eppley_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	ag1982_0234_0616_ri_01_eppley.tif; ag1982_0234_ri_0616_01_eppley_sm.tif
Archival File Path	ARCHIVE\DeGolyer\reproductions\Ag1982-0234
Digital Collection	Robert Yarnall Richie Photograph Collection
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	This image is protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without the written permission of Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries. This image may be used for educational purposes, provided it is not altered in any way, and Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library is cited. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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