Pigeon (Pidgeon) Key

Seven Mile Bridge over Pigeon Key, in the Florida Keys with Marathon in the distance.  Seven Mile Bridge is the longest over water bridge in the entire Overseas Highway length.

Air view of Pidgeon Key, Florida, on the famous Overseas Highway

Aerial view of the fabulous Seven Mile Bridge with Pigeon Key as shown in the middle.

The Breakers - Newport, Rhode Island

Dining Room - "The Breakers"

Ochre Point - Newport, R.I.

Rising two full stories, this magnificent dining room far surpasses in size and lavish decoration those in other Newport mansions.  Its columns of red alabaster with bronze corinthian capitols support an elaborate succession of guilded cornices, mouldings and garlands with life-sized figures in the ceiling arches.  The huge crystal chandeliers were both piped for gas and wired for electricity.  "The Breakers", is now owned by the Preservation Society of Newport and open to visitors May 1 to October 31.

Grand Salon

"The Breakers"

Ochre Point - Newport, R.I.

The Grand Salon or Music Room, designed and constructed in France, shipped to this country in huge packing cases and installed by French cabinet makers, used for recitals and dancing.  "The Breakers", built for Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895, is open to visitors April through October by the Preservation Society (Admission charge).

Mrs. Vanderbilt's Bedroom

"The Breakers"

Ochre Point - Newport, R.I.

This Louis XVI bedroom was Mrs. Vanderbilt's, and was later occupied by her daughter, Countess Laszlo Szechenyi.  "The Breakers", built for Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895, is open to visitors April through October by the Preservation Society (Admission charge).

 

Great Hall

"The Breakers"

Ochre Point - Newport, R.I.

The Great Hall rises over forty-five feet through two full floors.  The grand staircase divides at the landing and rises in a graceful sweep to the upper level.  "The Breakers", built for Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1895, is open to visitors April through October by the Preservation Society (Admission charge).

I previously posted a card with the same photo as this last card but the previous card was cropped in closer and this one gives a broader view of the room.

Miami, Florida

Lights glittering like jewels enhance the beautiful evening skyline of Miami, Florida.

Skyline of Miami:  Seen over Miami Rive from Brickell Point.

Eight-hundred-year-old arched Cloister Walk in the Ancient Spanish Monastery near Miami, Florida.  Built in Spain in the year 1141, the entire Monastery, packed in 10,751 crates, was brought to America by William Randolph Hearst.

Vizcaya, one of the most magnificent estates in the world, may now be seen by the public in Miami, Florida.  Built by the late James Deering, it includes 30 acres of spectacular formal gardens and woodlands, with rare art treasures in the great house.  It is now operated by Dade County.  This section of the formal garden shows the Water Stairway and part of the central pool.

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Cristo Chapel (1753)

Fort San Cristobal

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

This scene can be seen during the light and sound show.

Weeki Wachee

Entrance to the underwater theatre with the ballet troupe on the roof of the building where spectators may see the thrilling performances of amazing feats of grace and endurance in the crystal clear waters of Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida

Spectators in the Underwater Theatre at Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida, enjoying the thrill packed show.

A lovely mermaid swimming in the crystal clear waters at famous Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Little Round Top and the Warren Monument, Gettysburg, PA.

Some of the hardest fighting in the three days battle at Gettysburg developed around this point.  From its summit, you overlook the Devil's Den, the Valley of Death, the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard - all synonmous terms in the history of the great battle.

Spangler's Spring, Gettysburg, PA.

This spring, at the foot of Culp's Hill furnished water for the wounded of both armies, when, at the close of hostilities on the night of the second day's battle, both the Blue and the Gray sought here, together, a drink of its refreshing water for themselves and their disabled comrades.  A neat structure of granite now incloses the spring, and visitors to the field stop to drink from its historic waters.

View from Tower on Hancock Avenue, Gettysburg, PA.

This beautiful panorama shows many points of unusual interest in connection with the great battle.  On the left is the equstrian statue of Meade, and beyond it the Pennsylvania Memorial; the Round Tops are in the distance and in the center the group of trees around High Water Mark, at which Pickett's charge was directed.

St. Augustine, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida:  Oldest Fort standing in the U.S. was proclaimed a National Monument in 1924.  The construction began in 1672 and was completed in 1756.  The picture shows in middle ground the hot shot oven where cannon balls were heated red before firing, in order to set fire to enemy ships.

Old City Gates, St. Augustine, Florida.  the present City Gates were built about 1804, and were part of an older wall that surrounded the ancient city for protection.  the drawbridge leading to the gates was raised at sundown in the early days and late comers were forced to obtain special permission to enter.

The Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, Fla.  Juan Ponce de Leon landed in this vicinity on April 3, 1513, on his unsuccessful quest for the waters of eternal life.  the Fountain of Youth spring, surrounded by coquina walls, is preserved as a memorial to this famous Spanish explorer.  Visitors are conducted on guided tours from the spring to the ancient Indian burial grounds.