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High Style in the Gilded Age: Louisa Robb Livingston
Louisa Van Renssalaer Robb Livingston (1877-1960) In light of her later reputation as a fierce defender of Old Guard ways, and a sharp...
Mary Cummings
Dec 18, 20208 min read
Morris Family and Christmas Tree (1892)
This is a photo of the Christmas tree at the Morris Family home at 128 Elm Street, Southampton. The year of this photo is 1892, during...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 16, 20201 min read
7 Powell Street
Earlier this year some of my coworkers got the chance to go over to 7 Powell Street and check out an amazing piece of Southampton...
Connor Flanagan
Dec 15, 20201 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Lily Barney
Lily Whitney Barney (1852-1946) The Dedicated Socialite Now, while the museum remains closed, I have been deepening my research into the...
Mary Cummings
Dec 11, 20209 min read
Photo of the George W. Morris Home at 128 Elm Street, Southampton (Christmas c. 1916)
This is a photograph of the George W. Morris Home at 128 Elm Street, Southampton. It depicts the interior of the home as it was decorated...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Made in Southampton: Cornerstones of a Village, 2018
John and Morgan, our 2018 Summer Interns, spent a lot of their time with us creating this virtual exhibit for our social media accounts...
Connor Flanagan
Dec 8, 202012 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Jeanette Ralston Chase Hoyt
A few weeks ago we started including the staff lectures in our blog posts as a means to digitally archive everything we produce in one...
Mary Cummings
Dec 4, 20207 min read
Photograph of Main Street, Southampton (Holiday Season, 1950's)
This photograph of Main Street in Southampton was taken during the Holiday Season in the 1950's (exact year unknown). While facing north,...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 2, 20201 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Jessie Woolworth Donahue
JESSIE WOOLWORTH DONAHUE - THE STRIVER (1886-1971) In the sad saga of Jessie Woolworth Donahue’s life, there is dramatic proof that money...
Mary Cummings
Dec 1, 202010 min read
Davenport English Dish (early 19th c.)
This is a Davenport English dish from the early 19th century (post-1805). The whole of the dish is painted with elaborate, intertwining...
Zachary Taylor
Nov 27, 20201 min read
The Lagoda by David Bunn Martine (David Bunn Siklos) & John Batchelor
This is a drawing of the whaling ship 'Lagoda' by both David Bunn Martine (credited as David Bunn Siklos) and John Batchelor, done in...
Zachary Taylor
Nov 25, 20201 min read
Games People Played: A Century of Vintage Toys & Games
This entry is a blog-formatted version of my 'Games People Played' talk that I gave on November 19th. In case you missed my talk, the...
Zachary Taylor
Nov 24, 202014 min read
Hells Gate Lighthouse by Ellen de Pazzi
This is a painting of "Hells Gate Lighthouse" by Ellen de Pazzi, with the exact date unfortunately unknown. Hell Gate Lighthouse is...
Zachary Taylor
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Postcard of Chief Thunderbird at the Shinnecock Powwow (ca. 1950s)
This is a postcard depicting Chief Thunderbird of the Shinnecock Tribe. The central figure in the photograph, he is dressed in full...
Zachary Taylor
Nov 18, 20201 min read
Keeping up with the Parrishes, 2017
This online exhibit was created entirely by our four Summer Interns in 2017 (Hannah, Charlotte, Annabel and Emily) who ranged at the time...
Connor Flanagan
Nov 17, 202010 min read