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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.47  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Grounds and Outbuildings of Okeetee Club
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.47 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Grounds and Outbuildings of Okeetee Club

PhotographerPhotographed by Harriet V. S. Thorne American, 1843 - 1926
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 7/8 x 6 5/8in. (12.4 x 16.8cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionFive buildings and fenced-in grounds at Okeetee Club.
Object number2011.344.47
Markings"49" on sticker affixed to plastic bag housing negativeInscribedGlass side, bottom right: "49" in white grease pencilNotesSubject Note: Okeetee Club, incorporated in 1894 and possibly designed by the New York, N.Y. architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, was founded as a hunting club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Jonathan Thorne, Jr., Harriet V.S. Thorne's husband, was a co-founder and is listed as having been present during the years of 1895-1897, 1899-1907, 1909 and 1914. It is unclear whether Harriet was in attendance with her husband.

From Rollie Thorne McKenna's correspondence with Leland M. Roth, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Oregon and Gay Attaway, 1979.
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