Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, 1934

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16161, Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Summary

Extent:
0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 7.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16161, Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, 1934, a Western Albermarle County estate, inscribed "Much love from Blanche Ortman Merry Xmas 1934" totaling 0.03 cubic feet. Sepia toned photograph inscribed in black ink on the front and captioned in pencil on the verso.

Biographical / historical:

The Ortman family (previously Ortmann) owned Blue Ridge Farm and were a wealthy family from Chicago. Randolph Ortman (born Rudolph Ortmann) was a founder of the Farmington Hunt.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Heartwood Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on June 24, 2016.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Aerial photographs