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[CARNEGIE, Thomas]. HAVENS, O. Pierre, photographer. A group of 6 photographs of \"Dungeness,\" Carnegie\'s Cumberland Island, Georgia, estate. ca 1880s.
Estimate: $600-$800
Sold
$500
Live Auction
Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Location
Cincinnati
Description

Thomas Carnegie

[CARNEGIE, Thomas (1843-1886)]. HAVENS, O. Pierre (1838-1912), photographer. A group of 6 photographs of "Dungeness," Thomas Carnegie's Cumberland Island, Georgia, estate, including views of the grounds, family, and friends. ca 1880s.


10 x 13 in. albumen photographs on 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. cardstock mounts, with Haven's Jacksonville, FL imprint.

Thomas Carnegie, the younger brother of Andrew, was a business magnate in his own right, with his success often pulled along by his older brother. By 1888 he owned 17% of the shares of the Carnegie and Bros. Company, making him exceedingly wealthy. Troubled by the Pittsburg industrial climate, he purchased a burned-out plantation house and 4000 adjoining acres on Cumberland Island. Demolishing the original home, Carnegie replaced it with an enormous 58 room Queen Anne style mansion with wrap-around porches and a 100 foot tall tower, moving into the new mansion in January, 1885. Thomas died the next year.

The Carnegie family left the mansion in 1925, and in 1959, it was gutted by fire. Today, it exists only as a ruin and preserved as part of the Cumberland Island National Seashore.




This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Prints with some toning, spotting, occasional surface imperfections, and stray marks/soiling. Mounts with spotting and wear to edges and corners.