One highlight of my research for #PortraitofaCitizen was doing contextual research in another French library in the Mid-Atlantic: that of the du Ponts, lovingly preserved at the Hagley Museum & Library.

#rarebooks #manuscripts #archives #libraries #specialcollections #StephenGirard #duPonts

A 1907 photograph that was taken in black and white, and was lightly painted over to add color. The large yellow house has four white columns in front and has a red roof

#OTD 1901 William duPont Sr. bought #Montpelier from his agent Charles Lennig. The #duPonts expanded the house yet preserved many Madison-era features.

Tinted photo from duPont Scrapbook 2, Courtesy of Montpelier

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