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Homes and haunts, 1880-1995

 Sub-Series
Accession: 2023-214Identifier: 2023-214-II.-B.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880-1995

Scope and Contents

The Homes and haunts subseries includes various images of du Pont and Bush family homes and vacation locales. There is a series of twenty-seven stereoviews of "Greystone," the home of William Bush Sr. (1821-1891), Rieffel's paternal great-grandfather. Wilmington-based professional photographer Joseph A. Maybin (1827-1914) took the photographs around 1880. The Greystone house, built in 1869, was on the corner of Clayton and Beech streets in southwest Wilmington, Delaware. The images show various exteriors of the home and property; a few images include people, one being Rieffel's father, labeled as "William Bush, Jr." on the backs of the images.

Other homes include the Bush family home on Delaware Avenue, Rieffel's schools and camp, and du Pont estates: Longwood Gardens, Winterthur, and Eleutherian Mills. One vacation locale frequently pictured is Skyland, Virginia, where the family rode horses.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

Contact:
PO Box 3630
Wilmington Delaware 19807 USA
302-658-2400