Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Little Parmeles & A. Alburger in wheelbarrow |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 18, 1890 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Two young children sit in a wheelbarrow, while a third child holds the handles. The original negative sleeve has Alice Austen's handwritten inscription: "A&R / 40 / 86 / Little Parmeles & A. Alburger in wheelbarrow / Fine, clear day. / 10 ft / 11 am / Inst / D. / Sat. Oct 18th / 1890". |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Mary (Butler) Alburger and Alice (Butler) Parmele were sisters who grew up near Alice Austen in Clifton, Staten Island. They and their children appear in several Austen photos. In this photo, Alice B. Alburger (born in 1888) is seated in the wheelbarrow at left. The other children are probably her cousins, Charles Roome Parmele Jr. (born in 1887) and Henry B. Parmele (born in 1888). |
Earliest Date |
1890 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
Children |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Alburger, Alice B. Parmele, Henry Butler Parmele, Charles Roome, Jr. |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5440 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, December 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. |