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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

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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The Gilded Age exhibit at the Museum of the City, New York City. Alva Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Blenheim Palace, Costume Ball, Gilded Age, High Society, Belle Epoque, Churchill, The Guardian

“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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