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Vanderbilt Party in Pisgah Forest

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Item information

Title:
Vanderbilt Party in Pisgah Forest
Description:
Two photographs mounted on an album page of a Vanderbilt party in the Pisgah Forest. A vanderbilt party in Pisgah Forest uses a rustic ladder for climbing to the bald top of Lookingglass Rock.-. G.W. Vanderbilt, Dr. S.W. Battle, Mrs. Vanderbilt (riding costume) and Miss Marion Olmsted."
Topics:
Forestry
Original Format:
Mounted photograph
Kallitype
Extent:
4 1/2 x 3
Item identifier:
schenck-outing_nd_img2
Created Date:
circa
Names:
Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1873-1958 more info on Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1873-1958 
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914 more info on Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914 
Olmsted, Marion more info on Olmsted, Marion 
Location:
Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Manuscript Collections