Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Passengers on Graf Waldersee] |
Object Name |
Negative, Film |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 1, 1909 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original film negative. A group of four women, three men, and one boy sit on folding chairs on the deck of a ship. Alice Austen stands in the center, and Gertrude Tate is seated at right; they appear to be wearing matching sweaters and hats. Gertrude has a camera in her lap. The woman seated next to Gertrude holds a book in her hand, and the boy has his arm around the woman's shoulder. Other people are visible on the deck, including two men in uniform. (Keywords: Self Portrait, Posed Group, Early Twentieth Century) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen took this photo on board the ocean liner Graf Waldersee, a part of the Hamburg America line. |
Earliest Date |
1909 |
Latest Date |
1909 |
Subjects |
Travel Ships Transcontinental journeys Ocean liners |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Tate, Gertrude Amelia |
Catalog Number |
50.015.4696 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 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. |