Alva Belmont
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Alva Erskine Belmont, known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896, was an American multi-millionaire socialite and women's suffrage activist. She was noted for her energy, intelligence, strong opinions
Alva Belmont in 1922
Her birthplace, the Murray Forbes Smith House at 201 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama
The Vanderbilts' Petit Chateau at 660 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Alva Vanderbilt, costumed for her 1883 ball
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
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William Kissam Vanderbilt II was an American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman, and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family.
Alva Belmont
…Consuelo Vanderbilt (March 2, 1877 – December 6, 1964) William Kissam Vanderbilt II (October 26, 1878 – January 8, 1944) Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970…
Vanderbilt photographed by Theodore C. Marceau, 1903
Tarantula (1902)
Vanderbilt and his powerful Mercedes-Benz at Daytona (1904). Courtesy Florida Photographic Collection
USS Tarantula (1913)