Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Self, Trude and Carrie Post] |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
June 15, 1888 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Alice Austen and friends pose on the grounds of Clear Comfort, the Austen family home in Rosebank, Staten Island; a small section of the porch is visible at right. Trude Eccleston is seated in a chair, and Alice Austen stands behind her. A woman identified in the inscription as Carrie Post kneels on the ground, leaning her elbow on the arm of the chair. Both Trude and Carrie hold umbrellas, and all three women hold drinking glasses. Identified in the negative sleeve inscription as "Self, Trude, and Carrie Post." (Keywords: Self Portrait, New York) |
Film Size |
8.5 x 6.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Earliest Date |
1888 |
Latest Date |
1888 |
Subjects |
Friendship |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Eccleston, Gertrude |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6628 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, March 2018. |
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. |