Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
M. Alburger children & Parmele children |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 18, 1890 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Outdoor setting, with a house in the background. Thomas Linton (Lin) Alburger is seated, holding an infant on his lap; he is surrounded by four children and a large black dog. Alice (Butler) Parmele stands at the far right edge of the image. The original negative sleeve has Alice Austen's handwritten inscription: "A&R / 40 / No. 84 / Mr Alburger children & Parmele children / Fine, clear day / 10.30 am / D. 10 ft / Inst / 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, Mary's husband Thomas Linton (Lin) Alburger is seated in the center, and his sister-in-law Alice stands at right. The infant is most likely Thomas Linton Jr., who was born July 28, 1890. The child seated on the ground to the left is Alice B. Alburger, born in 1888. The two children at right, nearest to Alice (Butler) Parmele, are likely her two eldest children: Charles Roome Jr., born in 1887, and Henry B., born in 1888. The boy standing at left is identified as "Howie" in a related photo. |
Earliest Date |
1890 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
Group portraits Family Children & adults |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Alburger, Thomas Linton Alburger, Thomas Linton, Jr. Alburger, Alice B. Parmele, Henry Butler Parmele, Charles Roome, Jr. Parmele, Alice (Butler) |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5439 |
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. |