Blue Ridge Farm aerial photographBlue Ridge Farm aerial photograph MSS 16161Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

5/11/17

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:49:11 +0000.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph MSS 16161 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/362 0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 7. 1934 English BW 7 1 [X031589285] Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Heartwood Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on June 24, 2016.

 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.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Scope and Contents

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.

 Aerial photographs