Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Ticonderoga Ethan Allen crossing to right |
Object Name |
Negative, Film |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
August 27, 1913 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original B&W film negative. Gertrude Tate and Guy Loomis (with their backs to the camera) walk around the ruins of stone walls and buildings at Fort Ticonderoga, New York. A lake and mountains are visible in the distance. Handwritten inscription around the perimeter of the negative, possibly added by a previous cataloger: "TICONDEROGA TRIP / AUGUST 1913 / #4A20." The corresponding Premo Film Pack paper tab has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Ticonderoga / Ethan Allen crossing to right / Old Wall / G.L. / G.A.T. / Fine / hot -- / August 27th-- / 1913 / 12 / 3 / 2 / D / 2 pm." (Keywords: Adirondacks, Early Twentieth Century) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Fort Ticonderoga is located in upstate New York near Lake Champlain. Built in the 1750s, it was used during colonial conflicts between France and Great Britain, and also played a role in the American Revolution. Today it is preserved as a historic site. |
Earliest Date |
1913 |
Latest Date |
1913 |
Subjects |
Forts & fortifications Ruins |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Tate, Gertrude Amelia Loomis, Guy |
Catalog Number |
50.015.3378 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, January 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. |