Title
Photograph of The Breakers Under Construction
Creator
Date
November 1, 1894
Description
Photograph of The Breakers during its construction, with its rear exterior nearly complete. The image is part of a pictoral album chronicling the construction of the villa between 1893 and 1895. The home was designed by architect, Richard Morris Hunt, and was constructed for Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his family after the original Breakers house was destroyed by fire in 1892.
Cultural Origin
American
Newport
Medium
photographic print
albumen
Extent
10" X 13"
Collection
Source
Gift of the estate of Countess László Széchényi, 1973
Identifier
PSNCA.H.001.41
Related Materials
Related to PSNCA.H.001.1 - .74
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