Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Big boat at the Butlers Camp Andrews |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
August 30, 1893 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Eight women are seated in a rowboat near the shore in Lake George, New York; a small wooden dock is behind them. Trude Eccleston is second from left, and Alice (Butler) Parmele is fourth from left (holding an oar, seen in profile). A girl sits on the edge of the dock. Two unoccupied boats, trees, and distant mountains are also visible. 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 / 639 / Big boat at the Butlers / Camp Andrews / Fine day / W.L. / 60 ft / Inst / 2.30 PM / Wed. August 30th 1893 / Lake George." (Keyword: Adirondacks) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
"The Butlers" identified in the inscription are likely the family of Alice Austen's friends Alice (Butler) Parmele and Mary (Butler) Alburger. The Butler family lived in Clifton, Staten Island. |
Earliest Date |
1893 |
Latest Date |
1893 |
Subjects |
Rowboats Lakes & ponds |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Parmele, Alice (Butler) Eccleston, Gertrude |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5456 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, January 2017. |
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. |