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Photographs of Hackley School and the Hudson Valley.

Title
Photographs of Hackley School and the Hudson Valley. [graphic]
Author
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920.
Publication
[ca. 1907-1920]

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Box 1Still imageSupervised use JPB 97-68 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Music
Box 2Still imageSupervised use JPB 97-68 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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Description
286 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b & w; 22 x 26 cm. or smaller, some mounted.
Summary
123 photographs of students, faculty, physical facilities, and surroundings of Hackley School, Tarrytown, N.Y. ; 163 photographs of the Hudson Valley region. Most were taken by Charles T. Griffes who also appears in some of the images. Series A includes many action shots of athletic events and group portraits of school athletic teams. Images in Series B include trees, hills, rivers and streams, bridges, churches and other buildings, horses, cows, a cat, snow, and further views of Hackley School.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1900-1919.
  • Group portraits – 1900-1919.
  • Photographs – 1900-1919.
  • Silver gelatin prints – 1900-1919.
  • Negatives – 1900-1919.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Many photographs in Series B are mounted on brown paper, some on both sides, probably removed from an album. Inscriptions on mountings in gold ink in the hand of Griffes.
  • Negatives exist for some items.
Access (note)
  • Advance notice required for access.
Biography (note)
  • Charles Tomlinson Griffes was an American composer whose works include The White Peacock, The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, and Poem for Flute and Orchestra. In 1907, upon his return from music study in Germany, he became a music teacher at the Hackley School for Boys in Tarrytown, N.Y., and continued his own study and composition.
Call Number
JPB 97-68
OCLC
NYPG98-F118
Author
Griffes, Charles Tomlinson, 1884-1920.
Title
Photographs of Hackley School and the Hudson Valley. [graphic]
Imprint
[ca. 1907-1920]
Access
Advance notice required for access.
Biography
Charles Tomlinson Griffes was an American composer whose works include The White Peacock, The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan, and Poem for Flute and Orchestra. In 1907, upon his return from music study in Germany, he became a music teacher at the Hackley School for Boys in Tarrytown, N.Y., and continued his own study and composition.
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Occupation
Composers.
Research Call Number
JPB 97-68
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