Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Oyster heap |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
September 25, 1894 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Two women are seated on a large mound of oyster shells in Annapolis, Maryland. In the background is a small building with black smoke coming from the chimney; a man stands in the doorway. To the right is a creek or canal, with buildings visible on the opposite shore. The photographer's initials are inscribed in the lower right corner of the negative: "E.A.A." (Keywords: Black History) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen's handwritten inscription on the original negative sleeve uses the word "darkies," a derogatory term for black people, to describe the people portrayed in this image: "Stanley / 50 / 771 / Oyster heap & darkies / Fine, sunny day / W.L. / 9.40 A.M / 60 ft / Inst fastest / Tuesday Sept 25th 1894 / Annapolis." |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1894 |
Subjects |
Oysters African Americans |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6097 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, March 2020. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |