Historic photographs, ca. 1850-1955.

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Historic photographs, ca. 1850-1955.

Photographs of the Phipps family, their relatives and friends. Principal subjects include Henry (Harry) Phipps Jr.; his wife, Annie Shaffer Phipps; his son John Shaffer (Jay) Phipps, builder of Westbury House; Margarita C. Grace Phipps, wife of John S. Phipps; Amy Phipps Guest, sister of John S. Phipps; and parents, siblings, cousins and other members of the Phipps, Shaffer, Grace and Guest families, as well as photos of Harry Phipps's partner Andrew Carnegie, his wife Margaret and brother Thomas. There are photographs of equestrian activities, including polo, fox hunting and racing; photos from family travels around the world, including pictures of Spain, Russia, Italy, Egypt, and Sri Lanka; pictures of estates and country houses rented by the family in England and Scotland, including Battle Abbey, Beaufort Castle, and Knebworth House; and photos of other historic buildings and architecture.

ca. 800 items

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Phipps, Margarita C. Grace.

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Shaffer family.

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Beaufort Castle.

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Grace family.

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Carnegie, Margaret

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Epithet: widow of James, 5th Earl of Southesk British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000986.0x00017a ...

Old Westbury Gardens (Old Westbury, N.Y.).

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Carnegie, Thomas M., 1843-1886

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Phipps, Annie Shaffer.

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Guest, Amy Phipps.

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Phipps family.

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Phipps, Henry M.

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Phipps, John Shaffer.

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Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...

Guest family.

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Battle Abbey

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The Benedictine abbey of St. Martin at Battle, Sussex; founded by William the Conqueror to commemorate his victory over Harold at Hastings. The abbey possessed lands in Sussex, Berkshire, Essex, Surrey, and Kent. After the Dissolution, the abbey and its immediately adjacent lands, together with the lands in Sussex and Kent, were sold to Sir Anthony Browne, Henry VIII's Master of the Horse, whose son Anthony was created 1st Viscount Montague in 1554. In 1721 the lands were sold to Sir Thomas Webs...

Knebworth House.

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