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Francis Townsend Underhill
Francis Townsend Underhill (25 February 1863 – 1929) was a politician from the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and an amateur architect in California. Biography Born in Oyster Bay (town), New York, Oyster Bay, New York, he was a ninth-generation descendant of Captain John Underhill. Underhill was raised by his aunts as his parents (James Week Underhill, 1819-1868; Margaret Varnum) died when he was of a young age. He was educated by tutors in the US and abroad, studying architecture and landscape architecture. Underhill married Henrietta Graham Meyer in 1883. Their three daughters, Margaret Varnum Underhill (born 1885), Katherine Underhill (born 1892), and Dorothy Underhill (born 1894), were raised at the family's Oyster Bay estate. He was a member of Caroline Astor's Four Hundred social registry, the Knickerbocker Union, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Union Club of New York. A horseman, he was a judge at Madison Square Garden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Barbara Cemetery
Santa Barbara Cemetery is a cemetery located at 901 Channel Drive in Santa Barbara, California. Founded in 1867, it serves as a nonsectarian cemetery. Notable interments * Heather Angel (1909-1986), actress * Peter J. Barber (1830-1905), architect * Christopher Bernau (1940-1989), actor * Scott Cordelle Bone (1860-1936), politician * Stephen W. Burns (1954-1990), actor * Walter Capps (1934-1997), politician * Sabin Carr (1904-1983), pole vaulter * Curtis H. Castle (1848-1928), politician * Virginia Cherrill (1908-1996), actress * Eric Christmas (1916–2000), actor * Ronald Colman (1891-1958), actor * Jeanne Crain (1925-2003), actress * Bradford Dillman (1930-2018), actor * Leslie Fenton (1902-1978), actor and director * Norman Gimbel (1927-2018), songwriter * Al Gionfriddo (1922-2003), baseball player * Pierpont M. Hamilton (1898-1982), U.S. Air Force general * Haji (1946-2013), actress * Domino Harvey (1969-2005), bounty hunter and model * Laurence Harvey (1928-1973), actor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Alamos, California
Los Alamos (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Los Álamos'', meaning ''The Cottonwoods'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Although located in the Los Alamos Valley, the town of Los Alamos is usually considered to be a part of the Santa Ynez Valley community. Los Alamos is also connected to other cities Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vandenberg SFB, Lompoc, California, Lompoc, Buellton, California, Buellton, Solvang, California, Solvang, and other Santa Barbara County, California, Santa Barbara County cities. It is northwest of Los Angeles and south of San Francisco. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 1,372 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. History In 1839, José Antonio de la Guerra, a son of José de la Guerra y Noriega received the Rancho Los Alamos Mexican land grant. The hills above Rancho Los Alamos served as a hideout for bandito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1863 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation during the third year of the American Civil War, making the abolition of slavery in the Confederate states an official war goal. It proclaims the freedom of 3.1 million of the nation's four million slaves and immediately frees 50,000 of them, with the rest freed as Union armies advance. * January 2 – Lucius Tar Painting Master Company (''Teerfarbenfabrik Meirter Lucius''), predecessor of Hoechst, as a worldwide chemical manufacturing brand, founded in a suburb of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. * January 4 – The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany. * January 7 – In the Swiss canton of Ticino, the village of Bedretto is partly destroyed and 29 killed, by an avalanche. * January 8 ** The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is founded at the Adelphi Hotel, in Sheffield, England. ** American Civil War – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Barbara ( es, link=no, Misión de Santa Bárbara) is a Spanish mission in Santa Barbara, California. Often referred to as the ‘Queen of the Missions,’ it was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén for the Franciscan order on December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission of what would later become 21 missions in Alta California. Mission Santa Barbara, like other California missions, was built as part of a broader effort to consolidate the Spanish claim on Alta California in the face of threats from rival empires. In attempting to do this, Spain sought to turn local indigenous tribes into good Spanish citizens (for Mission Santa Barbara, this was the Chumash- Barbareño tribe). This required religious conversion and integration into the Spanish colonial economy – for the local Chumash people, the environmental changes wrought by the Mission's large herd of livestock, combined with epidemics and military force, meant that tribal members ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Munson
Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American model (person), artist's model and film actress, considered to be "America's first supermodel." In her time, she was variously known as "Miss Manhattan", the "Panama–Pacific Girl", the "Exposition Girl" and "American Venus." She was the model or inspiration for more than twelve statues in New York City, and many others elsewhere. Munson appeared in four silent films, including unclothed in ''Inspiration (1915 film), Inspiration'' (1915). She was one of the first American actresses to appear nude in a non-pornographic film. Career Model Audrey Marie Munson was born in Rochester, New York, Rochester, New York (state), New York, on June 8, 1891, to Edgar Munson (1857-1945) and Katherine "Kittie" Mahaney (1863-1958). Her father was from Mexico (town), New York, Mexico, New York, and she later lived there. Her parents divorced when she was eight, and Audrey and her mother moved to Providence, Rhode Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purity (film)
''Purity'' is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Rae Berger and starring Audrey Munson, an artist's model who posed for many statues in New York City and the 1915 San Francisco Panama–Pacific International Exposition. The film's plot was written by Clifford Howard, art direction was by Edward Langley, and choreography was by Geneva Driscoll. The film's nude scenes caused it to be banned and preached against in some towns. Plot Following a prologue introducing Munson, poet Thorton Darcy is writing an allegorical poem, which the film enacts with Munson portraying Virtue who meets beings such as the Muses and Evil. Darcy takes a nap and meets Purity, a simple country girl, who seems like the Virtue of his poem, which they read together. Darcy tries to publish his poems, but the publisher (Burton) wants $500 in advance for the printing, which Darcy lacks. He tells Purity he would marry her if not for his finances. Purity goes to where they met and undresses to bathe i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Barbara Biltmore
The Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara is a luxury resort hotel located in Santa Barbara, California known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and gardens. It opened in 1927 as the Santa Barbara Biltmore, part of the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels chain. History The Santa Barbara Biltmore was designed by architect Reginald Johnson and landscape architect Ralph Stevens in 1926-1927. Their design of the hotel and outdoor garden rooms synthesizes Mediterranean Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival and Moorish Revival styles of architecture. The $1,500,000 construction cost was funded by the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels Corporation of New York City, with a 5 March 1927 groundbreaking. The 'Coral Casino' and 'Butterfly Beach' are adjacent to the Biltmore. Allied Properties of San Francisco bought the Biltmore in 1936. They sold the property in 1976 to Marriott for $5.25 million and the hotel was renamed Marriott's Santa Barbara Biltmore. Marriott sold the hotel to Four Seasons H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Life In America
''Country Life in America'' was an American shelter magazine, first published in November 1901 as an illustrated monthly by Doubleday, Page & Company. Henry H. Saylor was the initial managing editor, and Robert M. McBride started his career at this publication. While its initial readership target was the rural dweller, it soon changed its focus to people looking for ideas on country living. In 1917, the name changed to ''The New Country Life'', then ''Country Life'', and the magazine ended production in 1942. References External links ''Country Life in America''at the HathiTrust ''The New Country Life''(1917-1918) at the HathiTrust ''Country Life in the War''(1918) at the HathiTrust ''Country Life''(1919-1937) at the HathiTrust Country Life in America various editions. From Google Books Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chiquita (Santa Barbara, California)
La Chiquita is a residential home built in 1904 by Francis Townsend Underhill in Santa Barbara, California, US. In 1915, ''Country Life in America'' named it one of the 12 best country houses in America. It is situated close to the Santa Barbara Biltmore. Location La Chiquita is located on Channel Drive near the Santa Barbara Biltmore The Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara is a luxury resort hotel located in Santa Barbara, California known for its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and gardens. It opened in 1927 as the Santa Barbara Biltmore, part of the Bowman ... property. It is set amongst oaks on a long, fairly narrow rectangle from the shore drive along the Pacific, back toward the protecting mountain wall. Another driveway, paralleling the shore, cuts a square off the rear end of the long rectangle. The detached rear square naturally offered possibilities as a secluded garden but open upon a central axis which led to the entrance of the house, set well bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De La Guerra Y Noriega
José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega (March 6, 1779 – February 18, 1858) was a Californio military officer, ranchero, and founder of the prominent Guerra family of California. He served as the Commandant of the Presidio of Santa Barbara and the Presidio of San Diego. Biography José de la Guerra was born 1779 at Novales, Cantabria, Spain. As a boy he wished to be a war leader . When he was 13 De La Guerra went to Mexico City in Colonial Mexico, New Spain, to live with his maternal uncle Pedro Gonzales de Noriega, a wealthy merchant. De La Guerra joined the frontier army in 1793, working for the paymaster general. He was appointed a cadet in 1798 at the Presidio of San Diego in Alta California. He was promoted to ''alférez'' (ensign) at the Presidio of Monterey in 1800, and was its acting Commandant in 1804. In 1806 he was made lieutenant at the Presidio of Santa Barbara. From 1807 to 1815 he was lieutenant at the Presidio of San Diego, and was, for a short time during 1806& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo De La Guerra
Pablo de la Guerra (29 November 1819 – 5 February 1874) was a Californio politician, judge, and signer of the Californian Constitution in 1849. He served as acting Lieutenant Governor of California and as a member of the California Senate. Personal information Pablo, a member of the Guerra family of California (a prominent Californio family), was born on 29 November 1819, in Santa Barbara, California. Career In 1838, Guerra became an Administrator. In 1849, he served as a delegate representing Santa Barbara District at the First California Constitutional Convention. On 1 May 1851, he nearly resigned from the State Senate, but returned to the position which he held until 1861 when he became the leader of the senate, which led to his term as acting lieutenant governor.Guinn, J.MHistorical and biographical record of southern California : containing a history of southern California from its earliest settlement to the opening year of the twentieth century; also containing b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
