1928 – High School Graduates

1928 – High School Graduates

Best friends Lady Elizabeth Watson (later Luker) , left, and Clare Phillips (later Dowell) graduated from Newport High School in 1928. Lady then spent a year at Miss Madeira’s School in Washington, DC, in preparation for college at Wellesley. Clare attended...
1900’s – Family of Colonel Lancelot Minor

1900’s – Family of Colonel Lancelot Minor

The family of Col. Lancelot Minor poses outside their home in the early 1900’s.  Pictured are, from left to right, (first row) Alcorn F. Minor, Charles L. Minor II, Willie Overton Minor (later Forsythe), and Mildred Minor (who drowned in her teens); (second row)...
1900’s – Newport Tennis Club

1900’s – Newport Tennis Club

The tennis club was a favorite diversion for some of the young ladies of Newport.  Pictured here are, from left to right, (first row) Lucy Watson and Lottie Dill; (second row) Elizabeth “Lib” Brandenburg; (third row) Narcissa “Narcie” Phillips...