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The Vanderbilt Ball of 1883. Alva Vanderbilt's extravagant costume party rocked the world of New York's upper crust and socially elite. Alva Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William Collins, The Gilded Age, Costume Ball, Party Rock, Gilded Age, Grand Staircase, Cat Costumes

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The Vanderbilt Ball of 1883

Alva Vanderbilt's extravagant costume party rocked the world of New York's upper crust and socially elite.

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Brothers and Sisters: The New York City Homes of William Henry Vanderbilt’s Eight Fortunate Children — Vanderbilt Houses, Nyc Mansions, Alva Vanderbilt, New York Mansion, Brownstone Homes, American Mansions, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Mansions, Nyc History

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Brothers and Sisters: The New York City Homes of William Henry Vanderbilt’s Eight Fortunate Children —

In 1877, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt died, leaving bulk of his 100 million dollar fortune to his son William Henry. His nine other surviving children were, to put it mildly, less than pleased. Bitter ruptures between the siblings ensued, resulting in acrimonious lawsuits over the late C

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Consuelo Vanderbilt | Miss Vanderbilt’s dress and bouquet are recreated in paper for an exhibition at Blenheim Palace. Castles In America, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Alva Vanderbilt, The Great Hall, Blenheim Palace, Leg Of Mutton Sleeve, Age Photos, Great Hall, Golden Girls

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Blenheim Palace April 2018 : The 9th Duke & Consuelo Vanderbilt

My two figures depicting the 9th Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt are now on display in the Great Hall at Blenheim Palace until 16th April 2018. The installation of the figures featured …

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Reginald Claypoole “Reggie” Vanderbilt ...

Born on 14 Jan 1880. Died on 4 Sep 1925. Buried in New Dorp, New York, USA.

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The Gilded Age exhibit at the Museum of the City, New York City. Alva Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Blenheim Palace, Gilded Age, High Society, Churchill, The Guardian, Costume Party, Fancy Dress

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Sadie Stein on the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibit “Gilded New York.”

“Gilded New York,” an exhibition up at the Museum of the City of New York right now, showcases the ostentatious visual culture of late-nineteenth-century elites. A friend and I went last weekend, in the midst of a heavy snow. There are impossibly elaborate Worth gowns, impossibly ornate Tiffany jewels. There are idealized portraits and embellished vases. …

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Vanderbilt Estate, Alva Vanderbilt, James Graham, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Mansions, William Henry, Gilded Age, Russian Art, High Society

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Virginia Fair Vanderbilt and William Kissam Vanderbilt II c. 1910

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Alva Vanderbilt, Blake Ritson, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Julian Fellowes, The Gilded Age, Debutante Ball, Modern Costumes, Japanese Lanterns, The Breakers

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The Obscenely Lavish Vanderbilt Ball That Inspired the Season Finale of ‘The Gilded Age’

The Gilded Age took cues from Alva Vanderbilt’s 1883 ball, which “was the most extravagant affair of its kind America had ever seen.”

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Alva Vanderbilt, Woodlawn Cemetery, New York Socialites, Julian Fellowes, Mary Shelley, Gilded Age, High Society, Women In History, Womens Rights

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The Rise and Fall of one of America's Most Recognized Dynasties | The Vintage News

The Vanderbilt name is legendary in America. When we name some of the most famous self-made made men in our country’s history, rail baron Cornelius

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Alva Vanderbilt & Arabella Huntington's Gilded Age Feud Alva Vanderbilt, Social Climber, Huntington Library, Fairy Gifts, Old Hollywood Stars, Rich Women, Gilded Age, Town Country, New York State

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Inside Alva Vanderbilt and Arabella Huntington's Gilded Age Feud

The wealth of Alva Vanderbilt’s and Arabella Huntigton’s lovers and husbands resembled today’s tech and Wall Street riches. One rose to the top of New York society. The other did not. Why?

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Vanderbilt Ball

In the spring of 1883, the solemnity of Lent didn’t stand a chance against the social event on the mind of all of New York’s elite society: Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt’s fancy dress ball.

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