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  Designed by McKim, Meade and White, particularly Stanford White, Rosecliff was built strictly as a summer residence for Tessie and Herman Oelrich. The money used to finance the construction of Rosecliff came from her father, James Graham Fair, one…

Ground level view of a garden in Ribiera Brava. Believed to be the same garden pictured in slide CV81197.

Garden with several types of flowers including possibly the Amaryllis Red flower where a few species have originated in Africa. They could possibly be Geraniums which originate from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

A terraced garden along the Ribiera do Paùl. The land is the most fertile in Cape Verde. Volcanic dust is extracted from this region for making cement bricks. It is often compared to the landscape of Hawaii.

Small village on the road to Paùl where the terrain is recommended to be traversed by a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Possibly a farm to the left, here you can see a great example of the sheer cliffs that make up the landscape of this area. The road…