Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Mr Munroe & Nellie in boat on Assabet river |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
June 13, 1892 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Nellie (Munroe) Austen and Alfred Munroe are seated in a rowboat on the Assabet River in Concord, Massachusetts, surrounded by trees in bloom; Mr. Munroe holds a parasol. The scenery is reflected in the still surface of the water. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Stanley / 35 / 295 / Mr Munroe & Nellie / in boat on Assabet riv[er] / Fine day, shady / 10 a.m / 50 ft / W.L. / Monday June 13th / 189[2] / Concord." |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Nellie (Munroe) Austen was photographer Alice Austen's aunt (married to Alice's uncle Peter). Alfred Munroe, a photographer who resided in Concord, Massachusetts, was Nellie's uncle. |
Earliest Date |
1892 |
Latest Date |
1892 |
Subjects |
Rivers Rowboats |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Austen, Nellie (Munroe) Munroe, Alfred |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6138 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, March 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. |