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Hoagland Gates during the later years of his life. This photograph was probably taken during the late 1930’s or early 1940’s when Hoagland was in his early 50’s and already suffering from the advanced stages of tuberculosis.

This photograph shows the large stone house that stood on the property prior to its purchase by Hoagland Gates. The house would have been erected by Benjamin Bowen shortly after his purchase of the land in 1813.

Another view of the Bowen House looking to the east. The house stood to the south of the Broadlands Farmstead. The photograph shows a large kitchen wing extending to the rear of the house.

Probably dating to the 1930’s, this view shows the Broadlands buildings from the fields south and east of the farmstead complex. Note the similarities between this view and the view of the original Broadlands Farm on the Island of Jersey.

This photograph, probably taken in the 1970’s, shows how Broadlands appeared from the road during the final years of the Gates family’s ownership of the property.

The betrothal of Miss Margaret Mackey, “a comely little school teacher and daughter of a humble Chester County farmer” to Hoagland Gates was the social event of the year and source of considerable gossip in the newspapers. One more restrained…

Hoagland Gates belonged to a number of state and local organizations dedicated to the advancement of cattle breeding and husbandry. This is his certificate of membership in the American Jersey Cattle Club. Gates served as one of the directors of the…

Photograph of Hoagland Gates, taken around the time that he enrolled at Yale University.

This image reportedly shows the first bull to arrive at Broadlands farm. The very early date of the photograph is confirmed by the fact that is depicts both the new buildings of Gates’ Broadands complex on the left and the old Bowen House, on the…

Photograph of Elizabeth Gates standing with the family dog, Bruehl, in front of a 1942 Mercury Eight Coupe Convertible and the house she shared with her mother at Broadlands..