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Rating |
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Title |
[Marion Eppsley's 'Beacon Rock' Estate, Newport, RI] |
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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 3: Color slides, color transparencies, and 8 x 10 inch negatives
Negative Series: 0616 RI |
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Place |
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island |
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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. |
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Notes |
[Handwritten on negative sleeve] 616; Name - Estate of Marion Eppsley - Newport, Aerial View |
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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
Manors |
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Keywords |
aerials; aerial views; estates; Beacon Rock; Acropolis of Newport |
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Physical Description |
1 negative: film, black and white; 19.5 x 24.3 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: 11700 w x 9400 h pixels (approximate), 48-bit RGB |
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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 |
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Call Number |
Ag1982.0234 |
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Upload File Name |
ag1982_0234_0616_ri_01_eppley_sm_opt.jpg |
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Archival File Name(s) |
ag1982_0234_0616_ri_01_eppley.tif; ag1982_0234_ri_0616_01_eppley_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
