Duke Farms Hillsborough NJ (aka Somerville NJ in this film) Footage from the Doris Duke Foundation Historical Archives. This collection is housed at Duke University Libraries' Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library ( http://library.duke.edu/specialcollec... ).
The home movies are part of the exhibit "Philanthropist, Environmentalist, Collector: Doris Duke and Her Estates," curated by Mary Samouelian and Molly Bragg at Duke University Libraries' Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. See the online exhibit at: http://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhi...
More information / online exhibit:
http://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhi...
Scenes:
00:18 "I Know A Garden," Duke Farms, Somerville, NJ
00:58 James B. and Nanaline Duke
01:09 Doris riding behind her pony, "Princie Shep"
01:53 Doris with her parents, James B. and Nanaline Duke
03:38 Doris and friends boating at Duke Farms
04:25 Doris and furry pal canoeing
05:54 Rough Point Estate, Newport, RI, 1920s 06:26 Doris at Cliff Walk
07:36 Doris, her mother Nanaline, and friend
08:04 Duke Farms, Somerville, NJ, Summer 1929
08:09 Doris playing with her Airedale
08:28 Doris and friend kick up their heels
08:53 Duke Farms, Somerville, NJ, mid-1930s
09:00 Doris relaxes at Duke Farms
09:49 Newport, RI, 1937
09:54 Doris and friends at a polo match
10:19 Doris' Rough Point estate
10:54 Honolulu, HI, 1937, Getting to know the local customs
10:59 Doris and the Kahanamoku family
11:22 Marion Sims Wyeth, Doris' architect
11:50 Doris' husband James joins in on the fun
12:09 "Hale Kapu," the site of Doris' future home, was eventually renamed Shangri La
13:06 Construction of Shangri La, Doris' Hawaiian Estate, 1937-1938
16:33 Doris and Drew Baker, onsite architect, inspect construction of Shangri La
17:06 Doris' Travels in the Middle East, 1938
18:15 Palmyra, Syria
19:02 Iran
19:08 Aleppo, Syria
20:02 Isfahan, Iran
20:26 Chihul Situn, Isfahan, Iran
20:37 Duke Farms, Somerville, NJ, 1950s
21:11 Main Residence at Duke Farms

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