Title
Postcard Photograph of The Breakers
Object Type
Date
c. 1980 - 1990
Description
Postcard photograph of the billiard room in The Breakers.
Notes
Postcard layout on verso.
Notation on verso reads "The Billiard Room, The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, R.I. The Billiard Room is faced from floor to ceiling with matched slabs of pale gray-blue marble, paired with yellow alabaster arches. "The Breakers," built for Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895, is opened to visitors under the auspices of The Preservation Society of Newport. Guided tours - Admission charge. (Richard Cheek, Photo)"
Notation on verso reads "The Billiard Room, The Breakers, Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, R.I. The Billiard Room is faced from floor to ceiling with matched slabs of pale gray-blue marble, paired with yellow alabaster arches. "The Breakers," built for Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895, is opened to visitors under the auspices of The Preservation Society of Newport. Guided tours - Admission charge. (Richard Cheek, Photo)"
Cultural Origin
American
Providence, RI
Medium
tinted halftone print
paper
Extent
4" X 6"
Collection
Source
Printed for the Preservation Society of Newport County
Identifier
PSNCA.H.001.221
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