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2000.1.P001

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2000.1.P001, Marjorie Lyon's Album 01, 1900-1905

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1900-1905

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Index for Album 2000.1.P001, Marjorie Lyon's Album 01, 1900-1905

This box contains an album with photographs of Marjorie Lyon, George Lyon, and relatives spanning the years 1900-1905. Some are taken at Blithewold I and some in Boston. Other photographs include Marjorie at Miss Vinton's School, her trip to Cuba, the Adirondacks, and Harwichport, MA. George Lyon is featured in photographs taken in Prout's Neck, Maine, Lake Placid, New York and in Cody, Wyoming There are also several photographs of Marjorie's European tour 1903-1904. Photographs are glued onto the gray paper album pages. Some photographs have names of people written below. "M vanW" and "M vW" written below photos refers to Marjorie Van Wickle and "A vanW" or "A vW" refers to Augustine Van Wickle; "W.L.McK" refers to William McKee.

Pages with multiple photos have been uploaded here but individual photos are also available.

Summary of Album Contents
Page#
1 - 3 Miss Vinton's School, Ridgefield, CT 1901, attended by Marjorie 1900-1902
Marjorie Van Wickle, school friends and teachers, playing baseball and 'punging'.

4 Trip on the Marjorie to Cuba,1900. Malcolm Young. Old Blithewold

5 - 21 Assorted images of George Lyon as a young man with friends,
relatives, at Prout's Neck, Maine, Lake Placid, NY. Camping, hiking swimming, horsing around. George's sister and parents?

22 Saranac Lake 1904-05 winter. Marjorie and friends identified

23 Yacht "Marjorie" with Augustine in 1900. Blithewold I c.1900

24 - 26 Augustine, Wm. McKee, identified relatives 1901-04 at Blithewold I and on Blithewold boats (Wild Swan, Oriana, etc)

27 McKee home interior shots (note bust of Apollo) at 115 Bay State Road, Boston. Augustine and doll 1902-03

28 - 30 Bessie & Augustine feeding swans in Fenway. Augustine with cousins, servant Katrine Guck 1902-0. Horses at Blithewold I

31 - 32 Wm McKee on Wild Swan. Estelle Clements watching fire drill at Blithewold I

33 Italian Band at Blithewold c.1903. Identified family members & friends at Blithewold. Kate Rochfort, servant, sewing

34 - 37 Blithewold I, 1904-05. Bessie and Van Wickle relatives. Bessie with roses. Blithewold beach - Augustine and assorted Pardee relatives (identified). Margaret Best. W.McK teaching Augustine to swim. Garden views. Ploughing vegetable garden. America's Cup defender "Columbia" sailing past west lawn.

38 - 42 1 Gloucester Place, Boston, 1903, interior and exterior photos, with Bessie McKee and Augustine. Augustine in nursery showing mahogany crib

43 - 48 (undated) groups of young people at beach, not identified. George Lyon in some, playing tennis, etc.

49 - 76 Marjorie's European tour 1903-04. Bavaria, Austria, Venice, Pompei, Gertrude Vaughan, Egypt, tombs, temples, Valley of the Kings, Karnak, donkey races. Marjorie and traveling party. Only photos that include family members and/or identifiable friends have been uploaded. The rest of the travel photos have not been individually described or scanned.

77 - 84 European tour: Sicily, Palermo, Taormina, Amalfi, Florence, "Hotel Russie", Rome, Paris

85 - 90 Views of "Undercliffe", house and cabins (Pardee home) Adirondacks 1904

91 - 93 "Undercliffe" 1904-05. Marjorie, relatives and friends. Most identified, including Helen MacCartnay, Louise Smith, Gertrude Vaughan

94 - 96 Lake Placid and "Undercliffe" 1904-05. Marjorie, G. Bray, Helen MacCartnay in fancy dress. Marjorie & Priscilla Harding at Blithewold I

97 Birthday party for Marjorie - family and friends on steps of Blithewold I, September 1905

97 - 98 Mt. Hope picnic 1905. George Lyon, Sibley Smith, Marjorie and Helen Pardee on GAL's shoulder

99 George Lyon's ranch photos, n.d.

100 Harwichport, Maine, n.d. Marjorie and unidentified relatives

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Individual Photos by page#, then photo number

Album Pages 01 - 03 Miss Vinton's School, Ridgefield, CT 1901, attended by Marjorie 1900-1902. Marjorie Van Wickle, school friends and teachers, playing baseball and 'punging'. All photos on this page are sepia-toned and 4 1/2" L x 3 1/2" H. Fair condition,having some cocling and indentations where they have been glued into the album.

Album page 01
01.01 Miss Keyser with two young women at Miss Vinton's School
01.02 Two young women standing in a field at Miss Vinton's
01.03 Four classmates at Miss Vinton's: Mary Perrin, Elsie Howland, Frances McDonald, and Zaidie Goff
01.04 Playing baseball at Miss Vinton's: Hortense Howland, Leia Burnett (shortstop), and Louise Smith (pitcher)

Album page 02 "Baseball at Vinton's"
02.01 Girls playing baseball at Miss Vinton's
02.02 Two girls scramble to pick up the baseball
02.03 One girl pitches while three others are in the outfield.
02.04 One girl is up at bat.

Album Page 03 Baseball at Vinton's
03.01 Action shot of a girl swinging the bat.
03.02 One girl tries to tag the batter running to base.
03.03 Action shot of a girl running to base.
03.04 Young lady catching a ride behind a sleigh or "punging," as Marjorie wrote below the photo.

Album Page 04 Cuba Spring of 1900
The first photo on this page is sepia; the rest are black and white. They are 3 1/4" L x 2 1/2" H. Fair condition, some fading and mirroring evident.
04.01 Malcom Young in uniform in Cuba spring of 1900
04.02 Malcom Young on horseback
04.03 An unidentified building in Havana
04.04 Church in Havana
04.05 Malcom Young's horse

Album pages 5-21 George Lyon as a young man with friends and relatives at Prout's Neck, Maine, Lake Placid, NY Camping, hiking swimming, horsing around. George's sister and parents?
Album Page 05 George and friends at Prout's Neck, Maine
All photos on this page are sepia and 4 1/2" L x 3 1/2" H. Fair condition, mirroring.
05.01 Group of young men and women sitting in rockers on a porch at Prout's Neck, Maine
05.02 George's family and friends seated on porch stairs
05.03 George's friends posing on porch stairs
05.04 George (second from left at top) with friends in front of the porch railing in at a hotel or private home in Prout's Neck, Maine

Album Page 06 George and friends in Lake Placid, NY (album pages 6-12)
Photo 06.01 is 3 1/2" L x 4 1/2" H; the rest are 4" L x 2 /4" H. All photos are sepia. Fair condition, some mirroring.
06.01 Five young women and one young man pose on a rustic wooden bridge, in Lake Placid.
06.02 Two young women peek out from behind a tree with four friends watching in the background.
06.03 Three men at Lake Placid, Stevens House golf links.
06.04 George (fourth from left) with two young women and two young men sitting on a dock at Lake Placid. All are wearing bathing costumes.

Album Page 07 Lake Placid
All photos on this page are sepia and 4 1/2" L x 3 1/2" H. Fair condition, some mirroring.
07.01 George, wearing striped bathing costume, with two young women and two young men sitting on a dock at Lake Placid. All are in bathing costumes.
07.02 George floating in the lake holding up a young woman.
07.03 George in a striped bathing costume and two men link arms with three women on the dock.
07.04 George is in the center of three couples in bathing costumes fooling around on the dock. "Tell me pretty Maiden" is written lightly in pencil below.

Album Page 08 Lake Placid
All photos on this page are sepia. Two photos are 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" and 3 photos are 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Fair condition, some mirroring at edges.
08.01 Standing on a dock George balances a friend on his shoulders as three friends in a rowboat look on.
08.02 Four men and five women sit on porch stairs
08.03 George (on the right) and a friend sit in bathing costumes eating
08.04 George (at right) and a friend pose with two young ladies; all are in bathing costumes.
08.05 George (at right) and friends in bathing costumes picnicking in the woods

Album Page 09
All photographs on this page are sepia and range in size from 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" to 3" x3" Poor condition, significant mirroring.
09.01 Another view of four men and five women sitting on porch stairs
09.02 A young woman holds a pipe up to a man's face
09.03 A young woman sits pensively staring into a fireplace
09.04 A young woman poses dramatically in front of a stairway
09.05 Three young people dressed in costume. Two women wear men's clothing and one man wears women's clothing.

Album Page 10
All photographs on this page are sepia and range in size from 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" to 2 1/2" x 4" Fair condition, some mirroring.
10.01 A young woman sits on a dock smiling.
10.02 Three young people pose in costume. Two women wear men's clothing and one man wears women's clothing.
10.03 Three men and four women pose on a rustic bridge.
10.04 Two men and three women sit atop an outbuilding on a dock.
10.05 Two men and two women pose inside an outbuilding on a dock, while one woman poses on top.

Album Page 11
All photographs on this page are sepia and range in size from 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" to 2 1/2" x 4" Fair condition, some mirroring.
11.01 A young woman sits in the stern of a boat on Lake Placid
11.02 Group of six friends, three men and three women in a boat on Lake Placid
11.03 View of several boats on Lake Placid
11.04 "Lake Placid Regatta / by Whiteface Inn" written in pencil. A view of canoes on the lake.
11.05 George Lyon in coat and tie canoeing on Lake Placid

Album Page 12
All photographs on this page are sepia and range in size from 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" to 2" x 3 " Fair condition, some mirroring and fading.
12.01 Two women paddle a canoe close to shore.
12.02 Two women paddle a canoe out on Lake Placid.
12.03 Young woman in the stern of a canoe paddling
12.04 George (at right) and two men stand on a dock carrying hunting and camping gear.
12.05 View of a small, rustic cabin in the woods
12.06 A man stands in front of a rustic cabin.
12.07 Three men and a hunting guide pose with their guns. George is third from the left.
12.08 A hunting guide poses with his gun in front of a rustic log cabin.

Album Page 13 George and friends in Adirondacks (album pages 13-21)
All photographs on this page are sepia and range in size from 4" x 2 1/2" to 2" x 3 " Fair condition, some mirroring and fading.
13.01 George (on right) poses with three friends in front of Stevens House, a hotel in the Adirondacks.
13.02 George (on left) and a friend sit on rocks with a rattan basket between them
13.03 Rear view of two men on horseback with one man walking beside them.
13.04 George sits on a rock in the woods.
13.05 View from the back of George sitting in the woods
13.06 Rustic log cabin in the woods
13.07 View of five cabins sited next to each other

Album Page 14
All photographs on this page are sepia and 2 1/2" x 4 " Fair condition, some mirroring and slight discoloration.
14.01 George, in a Yale sweater, and four friends stand in front of a rustic log shelter.
14.02 Four friends carrying camping gear
14.03 George, in a Yale sweater, and four friends sit on a rock ledge.
14.04 George, in a Yale sweater, and four friends stand on a rock ledge.
14.05 George, in a Yale sweater, and four friends stand next to a rustic wooden tower. "G.A.L." written in pencil below.
14.06 George (on left) and a friend with a lake and mountain visible in the background. "G.A.L." written in pencil below.

Album Page 15
All photographs on this page are sepia and 3 1/4" x 3 1/4 " Fair condition, some mirroring.
15.01 Unidentified man washes his clothes in a stream during a camping trip.
15.02 Two men hike in the woods wearing rattan backpacks and carrying rifles.
15.03 Three men pose in front of a lean-to at a campsite.
15.04 View of a river
15.05 Unidentified man cooking at a campsite
15.06 View of rustic campsite and lean-to

Album Page 16
All photographs on this page are sepia and range from 3" x 3 3/4" to 3 1/4" x 3 1/4 " Fair condition, some mirroring.
16.01 Unidentified man resting in a log cabin with bedrolls visible.
16.02 Two men wearing rattan backpacks stand near a rustic cabin.
16.03 Two men with shotguns pose in front of a rustic cabin.
16.04 George in the stern and a friend paddle a canoe.
16.05 Unidentified family group seated next to a porch.
16.06 Four men with one playing the guitar and two pretending to "play" their tennis rackets.

Album Page 17
All photographs on this page are sepia and range from 3" x 4" to 3 3/4" x 3 " Fair condition, slight mirroring and wrinkling where the photo was glued into the album.
17.01 George (on left) and a friend in jackets and bow ties sit on a porch with arms folded.
17.02 An unidentified man poses in front of a closed wooden gate and stone wall.
17.03 View of a garden and stone wall.
17.04 Large group of young men and women dressed in costume for a play or costume party.
17.05 Another view of 17.04; a large group of young men and women dressed in costume for a play or costume party.

Album Page 18
Two photographs are black and white and are 4" x 3". Six photos are sepia and are 1 3/4" x 2" The sepia photos are quite faded and are in poor condition; the other two are in fair condition with some discoloration.
18.01 Two young men and two young women are dressed in costume.
18.02 View from the back of two young men in costume holding the hands of a child.
18.03 Unidentified young woman in a white dress faces the camera.
18.04 George Lyon poses in a sailor suit and hat.
18.05 A young woman in a white dress stands in front of unidentified buildings.
18.06 George Lyon and a young woman in white stand next to each other.
18.07 George Lyon and a young woman in white stand facing each other.
18.08 George Lyon stands with his hands clasped behind his back.

Album Page 19
Three photographs are sepia ( 3 1/4" x 4" and 3" x 3") and are in poor condition due to fading. One photo is black and white ( 3 3/4" x 3") and is in fair condition with some mirroring. Two photos are cyanotype ( 2 1/4" x 3 1/2") and in fair condition with some spotting.
19.01 George Lyon holds his young cousin on his shoulder.
19.02 "G.A. Lyon's 1st cousin" is written in pencil below. This little girl wearing a white dress, dark jacket and 1900 cap poses on a rocky ledge.
19.03 George Lyon's young first cousin poses with her jacket over her shoulders.
19.04 An identified man sits on a rock ledge next to George Lyon's young cousin.
19.05 George (in the middle) and two men in bathing costumes stand at the shoreline.
19.06 One man in a bathing costume stands at the shoreline

Album Page 20
All photographs on this page are sepia. The first is 3" x 3" and the rest are 4" x 2 1/4" Fair condition, fading.
20.01 An unidentified man smoking a cigarette stands next to a woman.
20.02 Five people sit in the stern of a boat with a nautical flag visible. George is third from left.
20.03 View from the back of a man standing on the deck of a boat.
20.04 George Lyon (at right) poses in a garden with two woman and one man.
20.05 George Lyon in a jacket and straw boater standing on stairs of a shingled house with three friends.
20.06 George (at right) standing on the lawn with two friends near a shingled house.

Album Page 21
Three photographs on this page are black and white; the remainder are sepia. Sizes range from 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" to 4" x2 1/4" Fair condition, some mirroring.
21.01 A smiling woman in a white dress and large hat poses in a field.
21.02 A woman at the baseline plays tennis on a clay court.
21.03 A woman poses in a dark bathing costume in front of a trellis.
21.04 Three women stand on the deck of a beach club, possibly in Prout's Neck, Maine.
21.05 A woman in a white dress stands on the back porch of a shingled house.
21.06 A young woman stands between an older man and woman.
21.07 Woman in a dark bathing costume perches on a fence.

Album Page 22 Marjorie, relatives and friends at Saranac Lake 1904 or 1905
All photographs on this page are sepia and 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Fair condition, some mirroring and fading.
22.01 Marjorie snowshoeing at Saranac Lake.
22.02 Marjorie wearing a long fur coat standing outdoors in the snow.
22.03 View from the back of Marjorie and a friend snowshoeing at Saranac Lake.
22.04 Marjorie (on right) and Pauline Bartlett sit in a horse drawn sleigh.
22.05 Marjorie (on left), Pauline Bartlett, and an unidentified person pose in a snowy landscape.
22.06 Olive Pardee, wearing a long fur coat, stands in front of a cabin with icicles hanging from the porch roof.

Album Page 23 Augustine on Yacht "Marjorie" 1900 and Blithewold I before the fire
The two yacht photos are sepia 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"; fair condition with mirroring. The two Blithewold I photos are cyanotype 4 1/4" x 3"; fair condition, some small white dots.
23.01 Augustine sleeps on a pillow on the deck of the yacht "Marjorie"
23.02 Augustine" helps" a crew member clean the deck of the yacht "Marjorie." Written below the photo is "M vanW + Adore"
23.03 Front façade of Blithewold I before the fire
23.04 Rear façade of Blithewold I before the fire

Album Page 24 Augustine, William McKee, and relatives at Blithewold I and on Blithewold boats in 1901 or 1902
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" Fair condition, mirroring.
24.01 Will McKee and Augustine sit next to each other smiling.
24.02 Augustine poses on a chair and faces the camera smiling.
24.03 Augustine and Mrs. N. N. Thayer stand in a garden holding hands.
24.04 Katharine Pardee, Will McKee and Augustine sit in the stern of a boat in 1904, likely the launch "Sais"

Album Page 25 1903 - 1904
All photos are sepia and range in size from 3" x 4" to 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some mirroring.
25.01 Katharine Pardee and Will McKee sit in the stern of the launch "Sais"
25.02 Augustine strikes a dramatic pose in the garden.
25.03 Written below the photo: "Cousins / Lois + Winifred Allison, Harry Keller, A VanW / , Helen Pardee Gertrude Jim" pose in the garden. The children pose in front of a flower garden with Jim, a dog, at the right.
25.04 View of a garden path at Blithewold I.
25.05 Written below the photo: "A.v.W. + Apple Tree" Augustine poses in front of an apple tree at Blithewold I.

Album Page 26 1903 - 1904 Cousins at Blithewold
All photos are sepia and 3" x 4" Fair condition, some mirroring.
26.01 Six cousins face the camera and pose in front of a flower bed at Blithewold I.
26.02 Six cousins look to the side and pose in the garden at Blithewold I..
26.03 Written below the photo: "A vanW / Gertrude Keller 2nd" The two little girls play on the lawn.
26.04 Written below the photo: "Bessie McKee / Gertrude Keller Sr. / " " Jr." The two women pose with young Gertrude Keller at Blithewold I.
26.05 Six cousins with Jim, the dog, in the garden; this appears to be a duplicate of 25.03

Album Page 27 1902 - 1903 The McKee home at #115 Bay State Rd. Boston
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
27.01 Interior view from the dining room of the McKee home with view of another room visible.
27.02 View of piano, chairs, corner of a desk and paintings at the McKee home.
27.03 View of a desk and marble fireplace with marble bust on the mantel.
27.04 Augustine holding her doll stands outside 115 Bay State Road.

Album Page 28 "Feeding the Ducks in Fenway, Boston
All photos are sepia and 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" Fair condition, silvering at edges.
28.01 Written below the photo: " A vanW Mrs. Thayer" The two stand near a pond on a path in Fenway. Mrs. Thayer holds a small basket.
28.02 Written below the photo: A vW + B P McKee" Augustine and Bessie stand on a path in Fenway. Augustine holds a small basket and Bessie faces her.
28.03 Augustine poses on a path at the edge of a pond in Fenway.
28.04 Augustine feeds ducks as Mrs. Thayer watches.

Album Page 29 Ducks/Geese at Fenway and Augustine with Pardee cousins 1905
All photos are sepia and 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" Poor to fair condition, mirroring and significant fading.
29.01 Photo of a gaggle of geese in Fenway. The word ducks below the photo has been crossed out and changed to geese.
29.02 Written below the photo: "A vanW Helen Pardee" The two little girls pose on the lawn wearing white dresses and holding parasols.
29.03 Written below the photo: "Katrina Guck A vanW Helen Pardee" Katrina observes Augustine (on left) and Helen Pardee standing on a pole.
29.04 Augustine rides her tricycle on a garden path.
29.05 Written below the photo: "Frank Pardee + A vanW" The two cousins sit next to each other on the front steps of a small cabin.

Album Page 30 "1902? Old Blithewold"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" except one which is 2 1/4" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some mirroring.
30.01 Written below: "A vanW at Old Blithewold" Augustine stands next to stairs outside Blithewold I.
30.02 Written below: "A v.W. + Jack Best" Augustine stands next to Jack Best, who is in a baby carriage.
30.03 Written below: "Old Blithewold" Augustine stands near plantings outside Blithewold I.
30.04 Will McKee holding the reins of a black horse, named "Meh' Lady"
30.05 Will McKee holding the reins of another black horse, named "Robin Hood"
Wm. McKee and relatives on Blithewold boats (album pages 31-32)

Album Page 31
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
31.01 Will McKee in white shirt, bow tie and cap at the tiller of the sailboat, "White Swan."
31.02 "Orianna," a sailboat under full sail.
31.03 Katharine and Gladys Pardee rowing a dinghy.
31.04 Written below the photo: "Fishing on 'Sais' / Frank Pardee, Mr. Slocum and W.L. McK." The three men are seen on the stern of "Sais."

Album Page 32
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading.
32.01 Written below the photo: "Fishing with Captain Gladding" Five men stand on the boat, which is under sail.
32.02 Written below the photo: "Wild Swan + W.L. McKee" View of two men sailing the "Wild Swan."
32.03 Written below the photo: "Fire Drill" Group of six men near the shore watching as a stream of water is sprayed during a fire drill.
32.04 Written below the photo: "Watching Fire Drill / Miss Clements, Miss Langworthy Alice Lee Pardee" The three women and an unidentified man watch the fire drill.

Album Page 33 "1903?" Italian Band and gatherings at Blithewold I
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading and silvering.
33.01 Members of the Italian Band march away from Blithewold I.
33.02 Members of the Italian Band play in front of Blithewold .
33.03 Group photo outside Blithewold I. Written below the photo: "Mrs. Cabot / Miss J. Barns Miss Langworthy Mr. Cabot, Katharine Pardee / Miss Clements B. Cabot / Frank Pardee M. Best A. vanW. Schuyler Pardee Gladys Pardee / Mrs. Stitt / (grandma)" Augustine is third from left in front row.
33.04 Kate Rochfort sitting outdoors mending a garment.
Family gathering at Blithewold I 1904-1905 (album pages 34-37)

Album Page 34 "Blithewold / Bristol / R.I. / 1904"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Poor condition, fading and silvering
34.01 Bessie stands outside Blithewold I examining a flowering plant.
34.02 May VanWickle, John Best and Bessie stand near the old well at Blithewold I.
34.03 Written below the photo: " ? May VanW. + Anna VanWickle" The three women woman pose outdoors near a tree.
34.04 View of bath houses at Blithewold I.

Album Page 35 "Bathing / 1904"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, faded and some silvering
35.01 Written below the photo: "Katharine / Schuyler - Marvin - Gladys / (all Pardees)" All sit on the dock at Blithewold I, dangling their feet in the water.
35.02 Margaret Best, Helen Pardee and Augustine in bathing costumes wade in the water at the shore at Blithewold I.
35.03 Written below the photo: "Schuyler - Lee - Marnie - Frank - Katharine - Gladys / 'noireau' 'mont' Aunt Alice Pardee" Group shot at shoreline of Blithewold I. All are in bathing costumes, except Alice Pardee, who is in a white dress and hat.
35.04 Written below the photo: "W.L. McKee Helen P. / A.v.W. M. Best" All four stand in shallow water at Blithewold I. Two sailboats are moored in the distance.

Album Page 36 "Blithewold"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, faded and some silvering
36.01 Bessie in a white dress sits on a bench in the grounds of Blithewold I.
36.02 View of trees and shrubs near the shore of Blithewold I.
36.03 An unidentified man uses a plow pulled by two white horses.
36.04 View of a wooden gate on Blithewold I grounds.

Album Page 37 "1904 or 1905"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, faded and some silvering
37.01 Bessie in a white dress and hat walks on a garden path at Blithewold I.
37.02 View of "Fish Hawk's Nest / + Mt. Hope" Photo of a hawk's nest atop a pole with Mt. Hope in the distance.
37.03 Shot of "Columbia," a 40-meter yacht designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff, sailing by the Blithewold I shoreline.
37.04 Wide view of the dock at Blithewold I with "Columbia" sailing by.

Album Page 38 McKee home at 1 Gloucester St., Boston 1903 (album pages 38-42)
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some silvering
38.01 View of Gloucester Street including an exterior view of 1 Gloucester Street, Boston.
38.02 View of 1 Gloucester Street, Boston taken from Beacon Street.
38.03 Interior view of crystal chandelier, window treatments, and carpet at 1 Gloucester Street.
38.04 Interior shot of chair in front of fireplace at 1 Gloucester Street.
Album Page 39 "1903 / #1 Gloucester St."
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Poor condition, discoloration, fading
39.01 Interior shot of dining room table, vase, and flowers.
39.02 View of fireplace and surrounding bookshelves.
39.03 Desk and chair at 1 Gloucester.
39.04 Close up of desk.

Album Page 40 "#1 Gloucester St. / 1903"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading
40.01 View into the bedroom with mirror and bureau visible.
40.02 Photo includes brass bed, two upholstered chairs and an armoire.
40.03 Shot of a bedroom with corner of a bed visible.
40.04 Two upholstered chairs next to a marble fireplace with mantel clock.

Album Page 41 "1903"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Poor condition, mirroring
41.01 Bessie poses in a suit, fur stole and hat, and hold a matching fur muff.
41.02 Bessie poses in the same room as 41.01, but wears a dark suit, white blouse, and holds a fur muff.
41.03 Bessie poses in a light color jacket and skirt.
41.04 Augustine stands next to a desk wearing a large hat with plumes of feathers.

Album Page 42 "1903"
All photos are sepia and 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading
42.01 Augustine sits in a chair next to a fireplace and mahogany bed.
42.02 Augustine sits at a child's desk writing or coloring.
42.03 Augustine, looking into the distance, holds a pencil while seated at a child's desk.
42.04 Unidentified men playing doubles tennis with spectators watching.

Album pages 43-48. Groups of young people, including George Lyon, at the beach and playing tennis.
All photos are sepia and range from 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" to 3 1/4" x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
Album Page 43
43.01 Unidentified man standing in the doorway of a brick building.
43.02 Three unidentified young women and a man seated in an open wagon pulled by a horse.
43.03 An unidentified young woman in a white dress poses in a field.
43.04 Stopped in front of a store, a group of young men and women sit in an open wagon pulled by one horse.
43.05 A coachman on the wagon blows a bugle
43.06 Another view of a wagon stopped in front of a store.
43.07 Unidentified man and woman running in a field.
43.08 Group of young men and women sit on the ground around a flagpole.
43.09 Group of young men and women, including George Lyon in a Yale sweater, pose on the grass in a field.

Album Page 44
All photos are sepia and range from 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" to 3 1/4" x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
44.01 Similar to 43.09, eleven young people, including George Lyon in Yale sweater posing on the grass with black dog.
44.02 A slightly different angle of George Lyon, in a Yale sweater, and friends sitting on the grass.
44.03 Three people watch a young woman fire a rifle.
44.04 Five young ladies sit atop a large rock next to cabin.
44.05 Two young men play catch on the porch of a cabin.
44.06 Two young men fool around on the porch of a cabin.

Album Page 45
All photos are sepia and range from 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" to 4 1/4" x 2 1/2" Fair condition, some fading, mirroring, and spotting.
45.01 Groups of unidentified men and women, some with parasols, sitting on a sandy beach.
45.02 Three young men and five women posing on the steps of a beach club.
45.03 Five young men in bathing costumes and five young women in white dresses and hats posing on steps of a beach club.
45.04 Two young men in bathing costumes at the beach.
45.05 Young man in a suit stands on the beach.
45.06 Three young ladies in white hats and dresses stand on the beach.

Album Page 46
All photos are sepia and 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
46.01 Closeup of an unidentified man in suit smoking a pipe.
46.02 Woman in her bathing costume smiling at the camera.
46.03 Six friends sit on the stairs of a beach club.
46.04 Small group of young men and women sitting on the sand at the bottom of stairs of a beach club.
46.05 Two young men in bathing costumes pose in front of the beach club.
46.06 Young man in tennis whites standing on the court.

Album Page 47
Five photos are sepia and four are cyanotype. All are 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
47.01 George Lyon standing at the net on a tennis court.
47.02 Unidentified man playing tennis.
47.03 Man running to hit a tennis forehand.
47.04 Young man playing tennis.
47.05 Man reaching to hit a tennis forehand.
47.06 Man playing at the baseline of a tennis court.
47.07 Six young men and one woman sit on the stairs of a porch; one man stands on the lawn. George Lyon is second from left in the front row.
47.08 Three men and a woman stand on porch stairs.
47.09 Seven men and two women sit on porch stairs. George Lyon is second from left in the front row.

Album Page 48
All photos are sepia and 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
48.01 George Lyon is perched on top of a chair with a man standing next to him.
48.02 Two young men in jackets, white trousers, and straw boaters stand on a path with houses in the background.
48.03 Three men stand at the edge of a tennis court.
48.04 Young man in tennis whites on the baseline of a tennis court.
48.05 Doubles partners at the baseline of a tennis court.
48.06 One doubles partner near the baseline running for a shot.

Pages 49-85 of this album contain photographs from "Trip Abroad 1903-1904". Marjorie traveled with her first cousin and close friend Dorothy Pardee, Miss Helen Macartney, a professional chaperone, and Gertrude Vaughn, another client of Miss Macartney. Helen Macartney specialized in extended tours for young women, with a focus on the study of art and history. Gertrude Vaughn became a regular visitor to Blithewold and was a bridesmaid at Marjorie's wedding 11 years later.

Letters from Marjorie to Bessie associated with this trip are found in Boxes A122 - A124.
Travel locations are listed below by album page number. Only photos that include family members and/or identifiable friends have been uploaded. The rest of the travel photos have not been individually described or scanned. All photos are sepia-tone and 3" x 4." Fair to poor condition, with mirroring and fading, some quite significant.

Page 49 Konigsee, Obersee, Bavaria, Berchtesgarde, Hallstadt
Page 50 Austria
Page 51 Venice
Page 52 Pompeii, Heliopolis, Cairo, Sakiyeh
Pages 53- 55 Scenes along the Nile River
Pages 59 - 60 Denderah, Edfu, Medinet, Abou
Page 61 Der el Medinet, Kalabsha, Dakkah, Dendoor
Page 61 Der el Medinet, Kalabsha, Dakkah, Dendoor
Page 62 Der l Bahari, Bedrasheen, Valley of Kings
Pages 63 -64 Valley Pages 56 - 58 Assiut, Beni Hassan
of Kings, Luxor
Page 65 Rameseum, Memnon
Pages 66 - 68 Thebes, Karnak
Pages 69 - 71 Assuan
Pages 72 - 73 Phyle, Komombo
Page 74 Wady Halfa
Page 75 Abydos
Page 76 Sakkara, Palermo, San Giovanni
Page 77 Palermo
Page 78 Palermo, Monreale
Page 79 Palermo, Girgenti
Page 80 Taormina
Pages 81- 82 Taormina, San Domenico
Page 83 Amalfi, Rome, Florence
Page 84 Rome
Page 85 Rome, Paris, Whiteface Mt. Adirondacks

Travel photos which include identifiable people, are listed below.
Album Page 49
49.03 "Our exit from Saltmine / Berchtesgarde / Miss Macartney Dorothy + Gertrude"

Album Page 52
52.01 "Gertrude Vaughn at Pompeii"
52.05 "Dragoman + Miss Helen / Cairo"

Album Page 53
53.01 "Mrs. Perkins 'Mahomet' on board / Ramses II"
53.04 "MvW on Nile Steamer" MvW is Marjorie Van Wickle
53.06 "The Pattersons / + Miss Macartney" on Nile steamer

Album Page 58
58.04 "Miss H. Macartney"

Album Page 62
62.03 "E. Brescu Miss Patterson / C. Comera The Count at Der el Bahari"
62.04 "Miss Sinclair Mounting at Bedrasheen"
62.05 "Miss Patterson" at Bedrasheen

Album Page 63
63.02 "Miss Patterson" at Valley of the Kings

Album Page 65
65.03 "M.v.W." at Rameseum
65.04 "Rameseum / G.T.V."
65.06 "M.v.W. at Memnon"
Album Page 67
67.06 "Line of Sphinxes / Mrs. Bradley, Miss Spring +Miss Sinclair"

Album Page 70
70.04 "A. Bewley M.v.W. Peggy - A. Bewley Eleanor on camels at Assuan"
70.05 "Miss Bewley Peggy Greenough Annette Bewley" on camels at Assuan

Album Page 75
75.06 "Mrs. Patterson - Miss H. - Miss Maclellan / at Pyramids"

Album Page 77
77.02 "Top of Pellegrino / Miss Kindersley Dir Edmund Bewley / Miss
Helen Ethel Bewley"
END OF TRAVEL ABROAD

Album pages 86-96
Photographs from 1904 and 1905 taken in the Adirondacks at Undercliffe, a waterfront summer camp on Lake Placid, on Eagle's Eyrie, which is a low peak at the lake's north end, and at Wilmington Falls.

Album Page 86 "Undercliffe 1904"
All photos are sepia and 3" x 4" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
86.01 Dock on Lake Placid
86.02 "View from Ripple Bank" on Lake Placid
86.03 View of Lake Placid with mountains in the distance
86.04 Outdoor stone fireplace near the lake
86.05 View of Undercliffe, a large summer camp on Lake Placid
86.06 Guest house at Undercliffe

Album Page 87 Undercliffe / Adirondacks / 1904"
All photos are sepia Two are 3" x 4" One is 3" x 3' and one is 7" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
87.01 "Path to Ripple Bank"
87.02 Ripple Bank shoreline and canoes
87.03 Guesthouse porch at Undercliffe
87.04 "Whiteface Summit"

Album Page 88 "Undercliffe"
Both photos are sepia and 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
88.01 View of the lakeside facade of "Undercliffe"
88.02 Guest house and outbuildings at Undercliffe

Album Page 89
Both photos are sepia. One is 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" The other is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" Fair condition, some fading.
89.01 View of "Ripple Bank Path"
89.02 An unidentified man stands by"Wilmington Falls"

Album Page 90
This photo is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" Fair condition, some fading.
90.01 View of rushing water at "Wilmington Falls"

Album Page 91
"1904-1905"
All photos are sepia and 4' x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
91.01 "Katharine Pardee 2 Van Allens M.v.W. / G. Bray Dita Hankel Mrs. Bray Mr. Bray / Nellie Riddell / Miss Helen Macartney" standing in the forest of the Adirondacks
91.02 Another group photo of family and friends in the forest of the Adirondacks.
91.03 Closer shot of family and friends posing in the woods in the Adirondacks.
91.04 "Louise Smith and M. van Wickle" paddling a canoe
91.05 "H. Macartney Gertrude Vaughn / Nellie Riddell" in a canoe

Album Page 92 "1905"
All photos are sepia and 4' x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
92.01 Two women paddling a canoe on Lake Placid
92.02 "2 Van Allens" paddling a canoe near the shore on Lake Placid
92.03 "Louise Smith / Nellie Riddell" posing near a rock on the shore of Lake Placid
92.04 "L.A.S." (Louise Smith) walking on a woodland path
92.05 "M. van W. / Nellie R." on the dock at Lake Placid
92.06 "L.A.S. Nellie R. H. Macartney / at Eagle's Eyrie" a low peak at the north end of Lake Placid

Album Page 93 "Undercliffe Continued / 1905"
All photos are sepia and range from 2" x 3" to 4' x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring
93.01 "M.v.W. L.A.S. N.R. G. Vaughn H. Macartney" having a picnic in the woods
93.02 "Mr. Weeks Mrs. Haenkal Miss Helen Nellie / L.A.S. M. v. W. Randall Weeks" sitting in the woods
93.03 Friends and family sitting in the woods.
93.04 Group shot of family and friends almost a duplicate of 93.02
93.05 Group shot of family and friends almost a duplicate of 93.02 and 93.04
93.06 Group shot of family and friends almost a duplicate of 93.02, 93.04, and 93.05
93.07 "Mr. Bray Mr. + Mrs. McKee" pose on rocks at shore of Lake Placid

Album Page 94 "Eagle's Eyrie"
All photos are sepia and 4' x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
94.01 View of the woods at Eagle's Eyrie, a low peak at Lake Placid's north end.
94.02 Trees and vista on Eagle's Eyrie hike
94.03 View of Lake Placid from Eagle's Eyrie
94.04 Mrs. Haenkel stands on a wooded path on Eagle's Eyrie
94.05 Five people rest after hiking to "Top of Eyrie"
94.06 Footbridge on the Wilmington River

Album Page 95 "Placid / 1904 or 1905"
All photos are sepia and 4' x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
95.01 Footbridge at the notch over Wilmington Falls
95.02 "G. Bray A. van W. / Picnic at Wilmington Falls"
95.03 Helen Macartney adjusts the back of G. Bray's outfit for fancy dress party at Undercliffe
95.04 Marjorie in a Grecian inspired costume stands next to G. Bray in a medieval inspired costume for a fancy dress party
95.05 Side view of Marjorie and G. Bray in their costumes
95.06 Marjorie poses in her fancy dress costume next to a tree in the forest.

Album Page 96 "Fancy Dress Party / Undercliffe"
All photos are sepia and 4' x 3" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
96.01 While standing in the woods in her fancy dress costume, G. Bray faces the camera.
96.02 Side view of G. Bray in her fancy dress costume
96.03 Marjorie poses in her fancy dress costume in the forest
96.04 Marjorie and G. Bray stand next to each other in fancy dress costumes
96.05 Marjorie and Louise Smith walking on a lawn.
96.06 "M. van W. + Priscilla Harding" posing in white dresses on the lawn near Blithewold I

Album Page 97 Photographs, including, Marjorie, George, relatives, and friends taken at Blithewold I and Mt. Hope in Bristol, RI in 1905. (album pages 97-98)
All photos are sepia. One, which is 1' x 1" and the rest are 3" x 4" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
97.01 "L.A.S. + P.H." Small head shot of the two women
97.02 "Birthday Party / for / M. van Wickle / Blithewold" Group photo of friends and family sitting on porch stairs at Blithewold I. Marjorie is third from the left in the front row.
97.03 George Lyon at Mt. Hope picnic
97.04 "Sibley Smith and G. Lyon" George is on the right, smoking a pipe.
97.05 Douglas Moffat stands in field at Mt. Hope picnic
97.06 Group gathered in a field during Mt. Hope picnic
97.07 Sibley Smith and George Lyon (right) standing in a field at Mt. Hope picnic

Album Page 98 "Mt. Hope Picnic (contin.) / 1905"
All photos are sepia and 3" x 4" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
98.01 George Lyon holds Augustine van Wickle and Helen Pardee on his shoulders.
98.02 George Lyon, lighting his pipe, and D. Earle at Mt. Hope picnic
98.03 Frank Pardee and Marvin Pardee sit on a rock drinking soda.
98.04 Group in the field at the Mt. Hope picnic
98.05 D. Moffat /M van H. Pardee F. + M Pardee M. van W. S. Smith / Grandma Stitt / Miss Langworthy B. McKee E. Clements / Moorehouse Doris Earle L. Smith A. van W. P. Moorehouse / G.A. Lyon" at the Mt. Hope picnic. Marjorie is second from right in the back row and George is stretched out on the grass.
98.06 A man and two women in a field during the Mt. Hope picnic

Album Page 99 "George's Ranch Pictures" taken in Wyoming
All four photos are sepia and 5 1/4" x 2 1/2" Fair condition, some fading and mirroring.
99.01 Remains of a structure
99.02 Rock formations
99.03 View of grasslands
99.04 Large herd of cows

Album Page 100 Photographs of Marjorie and relatives taken in Harwichport, MA, at the home of Bessie McKee's sisters Ann and Edith.
All photos are sepia and 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" Poor condition, fading and mirroring.
100.01 Marjorie (left) and Kitty Pardee sawing wood
100.02 Marjorie (left), George Lyon (middle, dressed in woman's clothing), and Louise Smith. Identified below in pencil..
100.03 George, who is identified in pencil below the photo, dressed in woman's clothing entering the house.
100.04 Another view of Marjorie (left) and Kitty Pardee sawing wood
100.05 Five women in white dresses pose on the stairs

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