Postcard

Object number
2009.3.156
Date
circa 1955
Description
A color postcard depicting the ocean (eastern) facade of The Breakers. Two women are seen standing on the lawn at foreground; a significant portion of the house is covered in ivy. Printed caption on reverse states: "THE BREAKERS in Newport, R.I. - the most magnificent of all the Newport summer residences was built for the late Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895./Ektachrome by Jack Taylor". Stamp on reverse reads: "JUL 15 1955".
Materials
paper
Subjects
Breakers, The
Ochre Point Avenue
Related People & Organizations
Hunt, Richard Morris (associated)
Vanderbilt, Alice Claypoole Gwynne, Mrs. (associated)
Vanderbilt, Cornelius (associated)