Title
Postcard Photograph of The Breakers
Object Type
Date
c. 1980 - 1990
Description
Postcard photograph of the library in The Breakers, decorated for Christmas. There is a central Christmas tree surrounded by a crèche and train set belonging to the Vanderbilt Family.
Notes
Postcard layout on verso.
Notation on verso reads "The Library, "The Breakers," Ochre Point Avenue - Newport, R.I. The library, paneled with Circassian walnut stamped in gold and decorated with bas-relief carvings is decorated for Christmas with a twenty-foot tree, crèche and toys belonging got the Vanderbilt family. The Breakers is opened to visitors under the auspices of The Preservation Society of Newport. Guided tours - Admission charge. (John W. Corbett, Photo)
Notation on verso reads "The Library, "The Breakers," Ochre Point Avenue - Newport, R.I. The library, paneled with Circassian walnut stamped in gold and decorated with bas-relief carvings is decorated for Christmas with a twenty-foot tree, crèche and toys belonging got the Vanderbilt family. The Breakers is opened to visitors under the auspices of The Preservation Society of Newport. Guided tours - Admission charge. (John W. Corbett, Photo)
Cultural Origin
American
Newport
Medium
tinted halftone print
paper
Extent
4.25" X 6"
Collection
Source
Printed for the Preservation Society of Newport County
Identifier
PSNCA.H.001.226
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