Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
B. Strong guitar A Austen banjo |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
ca. 1885-1890 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Alice Austen (left) and her friend Bessie Strong sit on rocking chairs on the porch of Clear Comfort, the Austen family home in Rosebank, Staten Island. Alice plays a banjo and Bessie plays a guitar. Leafy vines and plants surround the porch. A hammock, a telescope on a table, and a birdcage are visible on the porch in the background. (Keywords: New York, Self Portrait) |
Film Size |
6.5 x 8.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen's friend Elisabeth B. Strong (nickname Bessie) lived in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Her occupation in the 1900 census was Music Teacher. |
Earliest Date |
1885 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
Music Guitars Banjos Porches |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Strong, Elisabeth Briard |
Catalog Number |
50.015.7264 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2013. |
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. |