Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryEllen Welch
The collection is open for research use.
MSS 16161, Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia
This collection was purchased from Heartwood Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on June 24, 2016.
The Ortman family (previously Ortmann) owned Blue Ridge Farm and were a wealthy family from Chicago. Randolph Ortman (born Rudolph Ortmann) was a founder of the Farmington Hunt.
Blue Ridge Farm aerial photograph, 1934, a Western Albermarle County estate, inscribed "Much love from Blanche Ortman Merry Xmas 1934" totaling 0.03 cubic feet. Sepia toned photograph inscribed in black ink on the front and captioned in pencil on the verso.