A political cartoon analysis activity for the Gilded Age anti-Monopolist cartoon "Bosses of the Senate." This cartoon by Joseph Keppler portrays the influence of big business over the U.S. Government during the Gilded Age/Second Industrial Revolution. File includes: •One-Page Political Cartoon Analysis Sheet •Answer Key You also might be interested in the other Political Cartoon Activities I have available: Political Cartoon Analysis Activity: The Anaconda PlanPolitical Cartoon Analysis Activity: The Roosevelt CorollaryPolitical Cartoon Analysis Activity: Join or Die Political Cartoon Analysis Activity: Standard OilPolitical Cartoon Analysis Activity: Taft & RooseveltPolitical Cartoon Analysis Activity: The Open Door Policy in ChinaPolitical Cartoon Analysis Activity: The US & the League of NationsPolitical Cartoon Analysis Activity: The Chinese Exclusion ActPolitical Cartoon Analysis Activity: American Isolationism Post WWI All of my Political Cartoon are available in my Political Cartoon Bundle: Political Cartoon Analysis Activity: BUNDLE! I use my political cartoon analysis sheets in my own classroom, and I hope you find them as beneficial as I do!
This was the mansion of famed artist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who raged a scandolous custody battle over her niece against h...
In 1893 proprietor Paran Stevens bought a large property expanding the entire block between 57th and 58th Streetand that he and his family moved into. The property was know as "Marble Row" and was really seven homes called units. "Marble Row" had formerly been the home of Ms. Mary Mason Jones who lived in the corner house and rented the other six to wealthy socialites and matrons for small sums. The other "Marble Row" units It was after Ms. Jones's death that the Stevens bought it. Paran commissioned several interior renovations including removing the master suite from the first floor to the second floor ( Ms. Jones's age made it impossible for her to climb stairs so she put her bedroom on the first floor ) and adding a large art gallery to the second floor. The result was french style rooms which looked cluttered and stuffed and every wall space covered with something. Mrs. Stevens entertained lavishly in the home and in Newport. After her and her husband's death the house was sold to the Herman Oelrichs and then later on demolished, today Louis Vuitton occupies the site. Drawing Room (former first floor master suite) Dining Room Stair Hall Second Floor Sitting Room Art Gallery
This massive mega mansion on 65th street fifth avenue was the New York City mansion of Caroline Astor and her son John, the richest man on the Titanic. This mansion was really a double mansion divided in half, Mrs. Astor lived in the left side and John and his family lived in the right side, the ballroom at the rear was shared. The Astors were a very wealthy family of slumlords, whose fortune came from the family's many land holdings and real estate properties, in fact the family at one point owned 29% of New York City. The Astor family fortune enabled them to live in luxurious mansions, eat of off of gold plated china, drive around in expensive Rolls Royce limousines and be attended to by a fleet of servants. Mrs. Astor, whose husband William was once the head of the family until he died, was the Queen of New York City society, the famous "400" as they were called, and also had homes in Newport,Paris and on the Hudson. Mrs. Astor had originally lived in a brownstone mansion at 34th street, but conflicts with her nephew William Waldorf, caused him to tear downs his father's mansion next door and build the Walorf Hotel. The noise and trafic caused by the hotel forced her to move to another location, she picked a lot on 65th street she owned and tore down her brownstone and had built a competing hotel (now the site of the Empire State Building). She hired architect Richard Morris Hunt to design the Mansion in the french style for her and her son on a 100 by 100 foot lot. 5th Avenue Elevation Plumbing in the basement Fifth Avenue Front Rear View Angle View Entrance Main Hall Main Hall Light Fixtures Stair Hall (one of two ) Stair Hall Chandelier Mrs. Astor's Drawing Room John's Drawing Room State Dining Room Library Morning Room Ballroom/Art Gallery Corner View and Musician's Balcony Fireplace Detail After Mrs. Astor died John had the double mansion converted into one large mansion. He had the dividing wall removed and also removed the double staircases, in the place he added a large great hall with a smaller staircase in the rear of the home. Also changed in the Astor Mansion was his dining room, which became the library, his drawing room, which stayed , his and his mom's reception room, opened up to create a large vestibule and his mother's drawing room, which became the morning room. After John went down on the Titanic his second wife Madeleine moved in on the terms that if she remarried she would have to give up the mansions and millions she inherited. Madeleine did many major renovations including turning the Guest room on the second floor into her bedroom and completely tearing out all of the guest rooms on that side and turning them into a private bathroom, dressing room, walk in closet and glass domed boudoir. Later on Madeleine remarried and the mansion went to John's son Vincent. Vincent and his wife preferred their Long Island estate to Newport and sold the Astor family estate "Beechwood" in Newport for $30,000 and also sold the Astor estate "Ferncliff" on the Hudson for $20,000. Vincent also wanted a smaller New York City residence and sold the Astor Mansion to developers for $130,000. The salon, library and all of the painting in the ballroom where bought by the Ringling Brothers Museum. Today a Temple stands on the spot where Mrs. Astor had received the famous "400". * Note Photos of Musician's balcony in ballroom came from Half Pudding Half Sauce Blog *Note Photos of the Main Hal and Library came from Mansions of The Gilded Age Blog
Dedicated to an era long gone featuring architectural photographs of houses, hotels, apartment and office buildings, civic institutions and more...many of which are no longer standing.
The following is an article from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader The Society of Saint Tammany, founded in 1789 in New York City, is named for Tamanend, a chief of the Delaware tribe. It started out as a patriotic and charitable organization, created by tradesmen who weren’t allowed to join the more exclusive clubs that the wealthy belonged to. As wave [...]
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Description: Signed lower right: "Gertrude V. Whitney". Signed lower left in red: "Amemiya". Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942 Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm Date: c. 1910 Persistent URL: www.aaa.si.edu/collections/images/detail/gertrude-vanderb... Repository: Archives of American Art Collection: Forbes Watson Papers, 1900-1950 Accession number: aaa_watsforb_8917
Originally the elite of New York went to the Academy of Music to attend opera, but by the 1880's The wealthy New York families that had been banded from the Academy decided they wanted an opera house of their own. Architect J. Cleaveland Candy was hired to build an opera house twice as large as the Academy and to be far more luxurious. Immediately private boxes were put up for sale but were limited. As soon as they went up for sale 25 of the nouveau riche families, such as Vanderbilt, Goelet, Morgan, Wilson, Gould and Rockefeller, bought boxes for around $15,000 each and soon after many other families followed. Academy of Music Candy was instructed to design the building to fit as many boxes as he could (there were over 250 nouveau riche who all wanted private boxes so there would need to be plenty of space) and also to include several luxuriously designed rooms. Facade Floor Plans Shortly after it was built Cartoon rendering The opening night was a lavish scene of musicians, actors and richly clad ladies and gentlemen. Christine Nilsson topped the evening off with the "Jewel Song" after which a beautiful golden casket was given to her. The wealthy spectators watched with joy as they new that they had beaten the Academy. Opening Night of The Metropolitan Opera House After that night the Academy closed it's doors and the old New York families all moved to the Met as it was called. Old New York families such as The Astors, Fish, Van Alens, Mortons, Livingstons and The Barlows bought boxes while other like Mary Mason Jones shared with others. All in all there were 122 boxes, 83 of which were occupied. A decade later renovations were done to the boxes and lush decorations were added all over the place. The first tier of boxes was where the most fashionable sat, it was called the "Diamond Horeshoe" ( Mrs. Astor always maintained that it was named that because of her famous 200 stone diamond necklace although that has never been proved ) while the second tier housed the nobodies according to society. The private boxes The auditorium was the largest room in New York and had 3,200 seats. At one end was a grand entrance while the other was the massive stage. The Auditorium The stage was designed to be able to hold the hundreds of actors that performed there it was 2 stories high and was equipped with the latest machines to help to help the act run smoothly. Diagram of the Stage Upper part of Auditorium Stair Hall Of it's many patrons, the strongest patron of the Met was Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III. Very many people agree that after Mrs. Astor died Grace took over as queen of society and one of her entertaining spots was in her private box at the Met, where she could receive prominent guests and foreign dignitaries. Grace Vanderbilt at the opera on the night before black tuesday (center middle) In 1966 After so many years of glory and triumph, the Met was demolished in 1966 14 years after it's strongest patron died. Today it is occupied by just another apartment building.
James Hazen Hyde's grand party he held in the ballroom of Sherry's in 1905 was, and still is today, considered amongst the most lavish and expensive parties ever held in the whole universe! The Equitable Assurance Society of New York millionaire invited everyone who was anyone to the magnificent event. Attired in his dark-green formal attire of the Coaching Club, he greeted his 600 guests who danced the night the night away in the two ballrooms at Sherry's. The $200,000 ball included hundreds of bottles of champagne and a play which Hyde had specially commissioned. Guests at the Hyde Ball; At the far right is Mrs Stuyvesant "Mamie" Fish; the white haired man is Stanford White. The grand ball was the talk of society for months. Costumed were commissioned for thousands of dollars; family jewels and heirloom pieces were pulled out from vaults; wigs were purchased and powdered; carriages and other luxury means of transport were bought just for the occasion. The two ballrooms at Sherry's were decked out magnificent gilded decorations and period furniture. Though the ball was grand and amazing, securing Hyde's position in society, he was never the same. A lawsuit from the Equitable Society, who were suing him because of a rumor that he had used company funds to pay for the ball, caused him to flee to Paris. Shortly afterwards they found out that he had payed for the night out of his own pocketbook. He returned in 1941 to live in a splendid penthouse at the Savoy-Plaza on Fifth Avenue for the rest of his life, dying in 1959.
Originally the elite of New York went to the Academy of Music to attend opera, but by the 1880's The wealthy New York families that had been banded from the Academy decided they wanted an opera house of their own. Architect J. Cleaveland Candy was hired to build an opera house twice as large as the Academy and to be far more luxurious. Immediately private boxes were put up for sale but were limited. As soon as they went up for sale 25 of the nouveau riche families, such as Vanderbilt, Goelet, Morgan, Wilson, Gould and Rockefeller, bought boxes for around $15,000 each and soon after many other families followed. Academy of Music Candy was instructed to design the building to fit as many boxes as he could (there were over 250 nouveau riche who all wanted private boxes so there would need to be plenty of space) and also to include several luxuriously designed rooms. Facade Floor Plans Shortly after it was built Cartoon rendering The opening night was a lavish scene of musicians, actors and richly clad ladies and gentlemen. Christine Nilsson topped the evening off with the "Jewel Song" after which a beautiful golden casket was given to her. The wealthy spectators watched with joy as they new that they had beaten the Academy. Opening Night of The Metropolitan Opera House After that night the Academy closed it's doors and the old New York families all moved to the Met as it was called. Old New York families such as The Astors, Fish, Van Alens, Mortons, Livingstons and The Barlows bought boxes while other like Mary Mason Jones shared with others. All in all there were 122 boxes, 83 of which were occupied. A decade later renovations were done to the boxes and lush decorations were added all over the place. The first tier of boxes was where the most fashionable sat, it was called the "Diamond Horeshoe" ( Mrs. Astor always maintained that it was named that because of her famous 200 stone diamond necklace although that has never been proved ) while the second tier housed the nobodies according to society. The private boxes The auditorium was the largest room in New York and had 3,200 seats. At one end was a grand entrance while the other was the massive stage. The Auditorium The stage was designed to be able to hold the hundreds of actors that performed there it was 2 stories high and was equipped with the latest machines to help to help the act run smoothly. Diagram of the Stage Upper part of Auditorium Stair Hall Of it's many patrons, the strongest patron of the Met was Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III. Very many people agree that after Mrs. Astor died Grace took over as queen of society and one of her entertaining spots was in her private box at the Met, where she could receive prominent guests and foreign dignitaries. Grace Vanderbilt at the opera on the night before black tuesday (center middle) In 1966 After so many years of glory and triumph, the Met was demolished in 1966 14 years after it's strongest patron died. Today it is occupied by just another apartment building.
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The first Art Institute exhibition devoted to the beloved American portraitist in more than 30 years explores the connections between Sargent and his patrons, his creative circle, and Chicago.
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This massive mega mansion on 65th street fifth avenue was the New York City mansion of Caroline Astor and her son John, the richest m...
This massive mega mansion on 65th street fifth avenue was the New York City mansion of Caroline Astor and her son John, the richest man on the Titanic. This mansion was really a double mansion divided in half, Mrs. Astor lived in the left side and John and his family lived in the right side, the ballroom at the rear was shared. The Astors were a very wealthy family of slumlords, whose fortune came from the family's many land holdings and real estate properties, in fact the family at one point owned 29% of New York City. The Astor family fortune enabled them to live in luxurious mansions, eat of off of gold plated china, drive around in expensive Rolls Royce limousines and be attended to by a fleet of servants. Mrs. Astor, whose husband William was once the head of the family until he died, was the Queen of New York City society, the famous "400" as they were called, and also had homes in Newport,Paris and on the Hudson. Mrs. Astor had originally lived in a brownstone mansion at 34th street, but conflicts with her nephew William Waldorf, caused him to tear downs his father's mansion next door and build the Walorf Hotel. The noise and trafic caused by the hotel forced her to move to another location, she picked a lot on 65th street she owned and tore down her brownstone and had built a competing hotel (now the site of the Empire State Building). She hired architect Richard Morris Hunt to design the Mansion in the french style for her and her son on a 100 by 100 foot lot. 5th Avenue Elevation Plumbing in the basement Fifth Avenue Front Rear View Angle View Entrance Main Hall Main Hall Light Fixtures Stair Hall (one of two ) Stair Hall Chandelier Mrs. Astor's Drawing Room John's Drawing Room State Dining Room Library Morning Room Ballroom/Art Gallery Corner View and Musician's Balcony Fireplace Detail After Mrs. Astor died John had the double mansion converted into one large mansion. He had the dividing wall removed and also removed the double staircases, in the place he added a large great hall with a smaller staircase in the rear of the home. Also changed in the Astor Mansion was his dining room, which became the library, his drawing room, which stayed , his and his mom's reception room, opened up to create a large vestibule and his mother's drawing room, which became the morning room. After John went down on the Titanic his second wife Madeleine moved in on the terms that if she remarried she would have to give up the mansions and millions she inherited. Madeleine did many major renovations including turning the Guest room on the second floor into her bedroom and completely tearing out all of the guest rooms on that side and turning them into a private bathroom, dressing room, walk in closet and glass domed boudoir. Later on Madeleine remarried and the mansion went to John's son Vincent. Vincent and his wife preferred their Long Island estate to Newport and sold the Astor family estate "Beechwood" in Newport for $30,000 and also sold the Astor estate "Ferncliff" on the Hudson for $20,000. Vincent also wanted a smaller New York City residence and sold the Astor Mansion to developers for $130,000. The salon, library and all of the painting in the ballroom where bought by the Ringling Brothers Museum. Today a Temple stands on the spot where Mrs. Astor had received the famous "400". * Note Photos of Musician's balcony in ballroom came from Half Pudding Half Sauce Blog *Note Photos of the Main Hal and Library came from Mansions of The Gilded Age Blog
The first Art Institute exhibition devoted to the beloved American portraitist in more than 30 years explores the connections between Sargent and his patrons, his creative circle, and Chicago.
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Well this just about rolls everything I adore into one perfect little package– miniature crafts, the golden age of travel and tiny fairy doors to another world. Marisa and David of Queanbeyan, Australia make dollhouses out of beautiful old suitcases they come across. They love to make old things new
