Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
Lock gates opening Wabun inside of deep lock 11 ft. |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 19, 1892 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. View of the yacht Wabun in a lock in the Delaware & Raritan Canal, New Jersey, as seen from the deck of the yacht looking toward the bow. A man stands on the deck, holding a long pole. In the background, the gates of the lock are partially open. The photographer's initials are inscribed in the lower right corner of the negative: "E.A.A." The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Stanley / 35 / No. 452 / Lock gates opening Wabun / ins[ide] / of deep lock 11 ft. / Cloudy / W.L. / Inst slow / 2.40 P.M / 60 ft / Wed Oct 19th / 1892 / Canal Trip." |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
In October 1892, Alice Austen took a trip on the yacht "Wabun" with her aunt, Nellie (Munroe) Austen; Nellie's brother, Ralph Munroe; and Thomas Quincy Browne Jr. The group departed from New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Alice and Nellie sailed as far as Annapolis, Maryland. Their journey took them through the Delaware and Raritan Canal, the Delaware River, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and the Chesapeake Bay. After Alice and Nellie departed the trip in Annapolis, Ralph Munroe and Thomas Quincy Browne Jr. continued on to Biscayne Bay, Florida. Ralph Munroe was a noted yacht designer; the "Wabun," launched in 1892, was one of the more than 40 sailing vessels he designed. His autobiography, "The Commodore's Story," was published in 1930. |
Earliest Date |
1892 |
Latest Date |
1892 |
Subjects |
Canals Locks (Hydraulic engineering) Yachts |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6202 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 2020. |
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. |