Photograph and manuscript collection, 1829-1960.

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Photograph and manuscript collection, 1829-1960.

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Photographs of Wave Hill estate, including exterior and interior views of Wave Hill, ca.1870-1960; Glyndor I, ca.1908; and Glyndor II, ca.1928; grounds of the estate, 1911-1912; and "Stonehurst," a neighboring villa belonging to Robert Colgate, 1902. Also, photographs of residents and visitors, including photo of paintings of Mary Elizabeth Babcock Morris, 1829, ca.1843; photos of Mary Worthen Appleton, ca.1864-ca.1879; William H. Appleton, ca.1888-1894; William Worthen and Mary Appleton (children of Mary Worthen and William H. Appleton), ca.1875; Mrs. Isaac Michael Dyckman, n.d.; Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), ca.1904; George Walbridge Perkins, 1909; Dorothy Perkins, ca.1902; Bashford Dean, 1918; Arturo Toscanini, ca.1943; and Queen Mother Elizabeth, 1956. Manuscripts include letter from Albeah B. Paine to Bashford Dean, 1912, regarding Samuel Clemens manuscript, with one page manuscript by Clemens on republican education; photographs of letters by Anna Roosevelt Cowles, 1923, and Mary Appleton, ca.1930-1950, on history of Wave Hill; photograph of tax assessment records for Morris property, 1844; and photograph of a sketch of Riverdale shore, 1845.

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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957

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Conductor. From the description of Arturo Toscanini souvenir card, 1952 summer. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501180914 Italian conductor, considered one of the greatest of the early 20th century. Started his career in Italy and spent much of his later years in the United States. From the description of Autograph letter signed, from Toscanini to Mme Emmy Destinn, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872455 Italian conductor. From the descr...

Appleton family.

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Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002

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Elizabeth (1900-2002), the Queen Mother, wife of King George VI of Great Britain. From the description of Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582494 Places: England Epithet: Queen Consort of George VI British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x00036a ...

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

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Anna (Roosevelt) Cowles was the elder sister of American president Theodore Roosevelt. From the description of Papers, 1846-1942. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79789687 ...

Perkins, George Walbridge, 1895-1960

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Executive secretary, business administrator, public official, and army officer. From the description of Letter of George Walbridge Perkins, 1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450027 ...

Paine, Albeah B.

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Colgate, Robert, 1812-1885

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Appleton, William Henry, 1814-1899

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Epithet: publisher of New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x000217 ...

Wave Hill, inc.

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"Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Its mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts"--Wave Hill web site. From the description of Wave Hill news releases, 1991 August 5-1998 November 22. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). W...

Perkins, Dorothy J. (Dorothy Jean), 1946-

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Morris, Mary Elizabeth Babcock.

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Dean, Bashford, 1867-1928

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Dean was an alumnus of City College, Class of 1896, and Curator of Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art. From the description of Memorabilia, 1910-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155502431 Bashford Dean was an ichthyologist, paleontologist and expert on arms and armor. Dean was a trustee of and affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History from 1903 until his death; he was curator and curator emeritus of fishes and reptiles in the AMNH ...

Dyckman, Isaac Michael, Mrs.

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Appleton, William Worthen, 1845-1924

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Appleton, Mary Worthen.

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Appleton, Mary, 1742-1827

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