Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Mrs. Snively, Jule & I in bed |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
August 29, 1890 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Interior view in a bedroom. Alice Austen, Julia Martin, and Eliza M. Snively share a bed. Alice is on the left, with her hands behind her head; Julia Martin is on the right, with her eyes closed; and Eliza Snively is in the center. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "A&R / 40 / 72 / Mrs Snively, Jule & I in bed / Flash / 10 ft / 11 P.M / D. / Friday Aug 29th 1890 / Bennington Vt." (Keywords: Posed Group, Self Portrait) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen posed this photo of herself together with her friend Julia Martin and Julia's friend Eliza Snively. The photo was taken during a visit to Bennington, Vermont. |
Earliest Date |
1890 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
Friendship Bedrooms Beds Houses Interiors |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Martin, Julia Taber Snively, Eliza M. |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5499 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, February 2016. |
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. |