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High Style in the Gilded Age: Grace Clarke Newton
GRACE CLARKE NEWTON - The Poet There is mystery and romance in Grace Clarke Newton’s story, though as the daughter of the noted...
Mary Cummings
Feb 2, 202110 min read
Main Street, Looking South, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
This is a photograph of Main Street in Southampton, at the corner of Jobs Lane facing south. This photo is a postcard reproduction,...
Zachary Taylor
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Self-isolating due to Covid in Sierra Madre
Part of our work is to preserve physical artifacts from Southampton's history. We have plenty of old documents and maps and some...
Connor Flanagan
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The Swan on Lake Agawam (early 1900's)
This winter scene postcard depicts a gathering (or ballet) of swans on the shore of Lake Agawam, dated from the early 1900's. The swans...
Zachary Taylor
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Non-Violence and the American Conscience
Yesterday was January 18, 2021, a day known in the United States as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This, the third Monday in January, is...
Connor Flanagan
Jan 19, 20216 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: The Cryder Triplets
THE CRYDER TRIPLETS - THE CELEBRITY SISTERS b: 1882 (Edith, d: 1954; Ethel, d: 1964; Elsie, d: 1981) Cryder Memorial Window, St. Andrew’s...
Mary Cummings
Jan 15, 20218 min read
The Two Pelletreau Houses
There have been two well-known Pelletreau houses in Southampton. The first Pelletreau house, located on Main Street, was purchased by...
Steve Gould
Jan 13, 20212 min read
A Passion for Ice Skating: James Parrish in Photographs
James Cresson Parrish (1840-1926) – the older brother of Samuel Parrish – was a financier with a massive fortune stemming from the...
Zachary Taylor
Jan 12, 20213 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Consuelo Vanderbilt
CONSUELO VANDERBILT BALSAN (1877-1964) - THE PAWN Consuelo Vanderbilt was a willowy beauty of 17 when the 26-year-old Frenchman and...
Mary Cummings
Jan 8, 20218 min read
Winter Postcard of the Rogers Memorial Library (early 20th century)
This is a postcard depicting a winter scene at the Rogers Memorial Library. The snow is abundant along the roof, tree branches, steps,...
Zachary Taylor
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Places + Faces, 2019
During the summer of 2019 our two interns, Conor and Gina, worked on various projects and events and helped to breakdown and install a...
Connor Flanagan
Jan 5, 202116 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Rose de Rose
Rose de Rose (1902-1982) The High Society Misfit Left - Rose de Rose with her father at 6 and a half years old Right - Rose de Rose with...
Mary Cummings
Jan 1, 20216 min read
Card of James Parrish skating at St. Moritz, New Years 1909
This is a photo of James Parrish ice skating at St. Moritz, as part of a 1909 card wishing the recipient a Happy New Year. James Parrish,...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 30, 20201 min read
Holiday Season Main Street, Southampton (1979-1980)
This is a photo of Main Street in Southampton during the holiday season of 1979 into 1980. The perspective is taken from the western side...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 30, 20201 min read
Letters to Santa
This year has been tough. There has been a lot of pain, a lot of anger and a lot of grieving. And while 2021 looks promising to pull us...
Connor Flanagan
Dec 29, 20202 min read