Mystery Foto #6 Solved: The Vanderbilts on Vacation
Can you identify this group on a vacation?
Identify;
- All individuals in the photo
L to R- Willie K. Vanderbilt Jr. (far left holding the stuffed alligator), Leland Sterry, The Breakers' hotel manager, Mrs "Birdie" Virginia Graham (Fair) Vanderbilt in the chair of the boardwalk bicycle, Lawrence Waterbury in the driver's seat, and Fred Sterry, the manager of the Royal Poinciana (the Breakers' nearby sister hotel).
- Relationships to each other and/or other famous individuals
Willie K. and Virginia are husband and wife, Lawrence Waterbury, a cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt, in the driver's seat of the boardwalk bicycle, Leland Sterry, The Breakers' manager is the brother to Fred Sterry.
- Approximate date
In the winter of 1907
- Location
The most luxurious hotel in Florida, The Breakers in Palm Beach.
Comments (2)
Congrats to Art Kleiner and Steve Lucas for identifying the entire photograph.
Greg O.
Comments
Courtesy of vanderbiltcupraces of May 27, 2009
Seated: Virginia “Birdie” Fair Vanderbilt, wife of Willie K.
I to r: Willie K. Vanderbilt, Jr.; Leland Sterry, Manager, The Breakers Hotel
Lawrence Waterbury, a cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt (in the driver’s seat)
Fred Sterry, Leland’s brother, manager of the Royal Poinciana Hotel
Winter, 1907
Palm Beach, FL
From left to right we have: Willie K. (with the alligator); Leland Sterry; Willie K.‘s wife Virginia (in the wicker rolling chair); Lawrence Waterbury; and Frederic Sterry. Waterbury was a cousin of President Teddy Roosevelt. Leland and Fred Sterry were brothers who were managers of The Breakers and Royal Poinciana hotels respectively in Palm Springs, Florida. The photo was taken during a winter 1907 vacation at The Breakers in Palm Springs.