Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
S.I.R.T. Ferry boats |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Almstaedt, Isaac |
Date |
ca. 1888-1889 |
Collection |
Isaac Almstaedt Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original B&W print on a gray cardboard mount. View of two Staten Island Ferry boats in New York Harbor. The boat at left has inscription "ROBERT GARRETT / Staten Island Rapid Transit" on the side of the boat; two people are visible on the deck. The boat in the distance has the name "ERASTUS WIMAN" on the side; the boat is filled with passengers. A wooden wall or pier is in the foreground. A pencil line is drawn around the photo. Handwritten inscription in pen below the photo (probably the photographer's handwriting): "285. / S.I.R.T. Ferry boats." Photographer is Isaac Almstaedt. The mount has tape binding along one edge, suggesting it may have been part of an album. (Keywords: SIRT, New York) |
Print size |
3.875 x 6.625 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
The ferry boats Robert Garrett and Erastus Wiman were introduced in 1888 as part of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Ferry Company; each was certified to carry 4000 passengers. The Erastus Wiman was renamed Castleton in 1894. |
Earliest Date |
1888 |
Latest Date |
1889 |
Subjects |
Ferries |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
96.019.0014.B |
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. |