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Rating |
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Title |
[Herman Oelrichs, Jr.'s 'Rosecliff' 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 (ISO) |
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: 0603 RI |
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Place |
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island |
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Description |
Rosecliff (548 Bellevue Avenue) was built in 1899-1902 by architect Stanford White for businessman and shipping magnate Hermann Oelrichs and his wife. The estate was comprised of properties located along Bellevue Avenue which had been acquired throughout the 1890s. The palatial, four-story Oelrichs villa replaced the wooden house located on the first of these, purchased in 1891 from historian, diplomat, and rose fancier George Bancroft and was called Rosecliff. The new mansion, patterned after the Grand Trianon at Versailles was the site of many lavish parties hosted by Mrs. Oelrichs, who had commissioned its design. Following Mrs. Oelrichs's death, Rosecliff passed to her son, Hermann Oelrichs, Jr.; he lived there with his wife until he sold the estate in 1941. Rosecliff's last private owners, Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Monroe of New Orleans, purchased the estate in 1947; in 1972 they donated the house and its furnishings to the Preservation Society of Newport County. Source: Preservation Society of Newport County, http://www.newportmansions.org/explore/rosecliff Source: 'The Adventures of Tessie', New York Social Diary, http://newyorksocialdiary.com/node/2551 |
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Notes |
[Handwritten on negative sleeve] 603; Estate of Herman Oelrichs - 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; Rosecliff; Rose Cliff |
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Physical Description |
1 negative: film, black and white; 19.5 x 24.2 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: 11394 w x 9213 h pixels, 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_0603_ri_01_oelrichs_sm_opt.jpg |
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Archival File Name(s) |
ag1982_0234_0603_ri_01_oelrichs.tif; ag1982_0234_0603_ri_01_oelrichs_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
