Vanderbilt Archives Yale Skull And Bones 1890s Fraternity Photograph The Order 322 Secret Society, cabinet card by Pach Bros of NY, 4.625 x 7.5 inch photo on a 5.2 x 8.5 inch heavy gilt edge card mount, Pach Bros in gold and Broadway address in black print across margin, indistinct pencil inscription verso perhaps Nalles or Wallen followed by probably Stewart or perhaps Stevens followed by likely Jr as well as an indistinct reinforced reverse corner numbering also in pencil. The most famous collegiate society limited to 15 members of the Senior Class, with 15 members present in the photo, see Image 2 for full cabinet card image. Alumni includes the Bonesmen brothers Harry Payne Whitney Yale 1894 and William Payne Whitney Yale 1898 as well as U.S. Presidents and their ancestors including the Taft and Bush families. Estate ref. Provenance: Vanderbilt Whitney family landmark Old Westbury, Long Island, NY studio former residence of noted sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, founder of the Whitney Museum and great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, removed by our staff this spring during real estate staging. Decorated with murals by prominent Gilded Age to Art Deco artist colleagues and the site of legendary soirees attended by a Whos Who of actors, painters and philanthropists, the property has been listed for sale, emptied of contents and staged for its real estate sale listing. Earlier this year our firm was commissioned by the Vanderbilt Whitney family owners to offer 22 lots of GVW sculpture and 32 lots of paintings, important silver, jewelry, fine art photography, decorative arts and Chinese antiques descended in multiple branches and generations of the Vanderbilt Whitney family. We are now excited to present a second sale including the Vanderbilt Whiney Archive and Important Studio Garden Sculpture and Decorations. This lot and all lots but the 18 large garden sculpture and decorations have been transported to our Florida facilities for FL pick up or shipping with the 18 large garden sculpture and decorative arts now in Greater NY NJ CT TriState area storage for pick up 1 hour from Manhattan. Previews are 1 person at a time for specific advance requested lots by appt at our St. Petersburg, FL warehouse from Saturday July 15th through Friday July 21st as items are not staged for exhibition and are securely housed outside of preview times at multiple locations. ALSO NOTE: There is no in person preview available for the 18 large garden sculpture and decorations stored in the Greater NY NJ CT TriState area. Their preview is photo only. Note the sale is online only with no in person auction audience or warehouse activity the day of sale or the Sunday after the sale .CX GVW Bb1.7

Decent tone, left edge damage consisting of a horizontal tear on into the photo image less than an inch, small top edge of photo loss, some scattered browning, foxing and soiling to card margins, some card corner wear and some rear staining, mild bow.