Title
Photograph of the Original Breakers Estate
Creator
Date
c. 1885 - 1892
Description
Photograph of the original Breakers estate, designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV. The estate was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1885, though the house was lost to fire in 1892. The Italianate villa the is The Breakers today was then built on the site.
Notes
Label on verso reads "Briskham Jackson, Landscape Photographer, Newport, R.I., Mail Address, 6 Equality Park, Views, Residences, Groups, Animals, Yachts, Interiors, &c., a Specialty. Instantaneous Process Only. Views of Newport, etc., always on hand. Trade Supplied."
Inscription on verso reads "C. Vanderbilt Ochre Point"
Inscription on verso reads "C. Vanderbilt Ochre Point"
Cultural Origin
American
Newport
Medium
photographic print
albumen
Extent
4" X 6.25"
Collection
Identifier
PSNCA.H.001.145
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