Residences
Part of collection: Louise du Pont Crowninshield photographs (1971-mss-471)
Dates
- From the Collection: Creation: 1860-1945
Scope and Contents
The Residences series is composed of images of Eleutherian Mills and its environs. These include two rare, small early sketches of a greenhouse (without attribution) and a dormer by Theophilus Chandler. Most of the holdings, however, are photographs taken of the family home. The collection also includes views of the garden that Crowninshield had built on top of the DuPont Company's industrial ruins. Some of these were taken by New York photographer Frank Geisler (1867-1935). There are also views of her other homes in Masachusetts and Florida. The homes of other du Pont family members, including Beecheville-Burgundy, the country chateau of Jacques Bidermann, and the home of Bertha King Benkard at Oyster Bay, Long Island (1945) are included. There is a fragment of a lithograph showing "Lamb Mill;" a view of Gilpin's Mill which is erroneously titled "The Battle of the Brandywine;" an engraving of Camp Du Pont, and an engraving of the Surrender Following the Battle of York.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository