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  • Tags: Mansions

Cold Spring Harbor, CL009.jpg
View of the main house and swimming pool from the sunken gardens at "Sanita." New York City Sanitation Department workers and their families are seen swimming in and standing around the pool. Note: In June, 1939, Addie Kahn, wife of Otto Kahn, sold…

Hempstead, HH085.jpg
Exterior view of Brookholt, a mansion belonging to Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and Alva Vanderbilt Belmont. Message on the front and addressee information on the back, both handwritten. (B&W)

Jericho, JC007.jpg
Exterior view of Middleton S. Burrill’s mansion from across the front lawn. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. Note: Location in title reads, “Hicksville,” but the Burrill residence was actually located in Jericho. (Color)

Jericho, JC003.jpg
View of the exterior of the residence of M.S. Burrill sometime before its completion. There is a handwritten note on the right side of the card. Message on the front and addressee information on the back, both handwritten. (B&W)

Oakdale, OC011.jpg
Exterior view of Frederick G. Bourne’s “Indian Hall” mansion from the end of its large tree-lined driveway. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. The front of the card is signed “Carrie H.” (B&W)

Roslyn Harbor, RK001.jpg
View of retail magnate Benjamin Stern’s mansion. Message and addressee information, both handwritten, on verso. Note: Now known as the Clapham-Stern House, the mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. (Hand-Colored)

Fishers Island, FE006.jpg
Exterior view of the Mansion House from across a large lawn. (Black and White)

Fishers Island, FE001.jpg
Exterior view (partially obstructed by trees) of the Mansion House hotel, with a few people and a horse drawn cart out in front. (Color)

Brookville, BX001.jpg
View of James B. Clews’ La Lanterne estate, as seen from the end of its curving driveway. Note: The estate was designed for Clews, a senior partner of the brokerage firm of Henry Clews & Co., by Horace Trumbauer around 1929. The estate was designed…

Centerport, CI002.jpg
View of an informal garden adjoining the Vanderbilt Museum. Message and addressee information on verso. (Color)
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