['Casa Helena' (center) and 'El Retiro' (right) Estates, Palm Beach, FL]
Rating
Title
['Casa Helena ' (center) and 'El Retiro ' (right) Estates , Palm Beach , FL]
Creator
Richie , Robert Yarnall , 1908-1984
Date
ca. 1932-1934
Date (EDTF)
1932~/1934~
Decade
1930-1939
Part Of
Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection
Series
Series 6: Negatives and Color Transparencies Negative Series: 0092
Place
Palm Beach , Palm Beach County , Florida
Description
The estates shown include Casa Helena (center) and El Retiro (right) . Casa Helena , originally a beach house owned by Arthur Hudson Marks who owned the adjacent estate El Retiro , was located at what is today a vacant parcel at 1900 S . Ocean Blvd . El Retiro was located at what is today 1860-1880 S . Ocean Blvd . El Retiro was demolished by Albert Worswick ca. 1936 to build Lake Ridge , designed by Treanor & Fatio . This estate is now the 4-acre estate of Willis du Pont known as 1860 S . Ocean Blvd . Source : Augustus Mayhew , Palm Beach architectural historian .
Notes
[Handwritten on negative sleeve] 92 ; Marks , Henry Hudson , Palm Beach , Jan . 22
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
Authorized Subject Terms
Mansions Manors
Keywords
aerials ; aerial views ; estates ; Casa Helena ; El Retiro
Physical Description
1 negative : film , black and white ; 13.3 x 17.7 cm
Form/Genre
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: 8376 w x 6273 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 and contrast adjusted, and cropped; derivative resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Physical Location
Cabinet 1 ; Drawer 1
Call Number
Ag1982.0234
Upload File Name
ag1982_0234_0092_02_marks_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1982_0234_0092_02_marks.tif ; ag1982_0234_0092_02_marks_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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