Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Two men in a sailboat] |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
September 24, 1894 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Two men are in a small sailboat near a dock in Annapolis, Maryland. A man stands at the edge of the dock, leaning against a post. Two other sailboats are visible in the background. (Keywords: Black History) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen's handwritten inscription on the original negative sleeve uses the word "darkies," a derogatory term for black people, to describe the people portrayed in this image: "Stanley / 50 / 767 / Pungee two darkies / Fine day, sunny / W.L. / 4.15 P.M / Monday Sept 24th 1894 / Annapolis / Canal." |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1894 |
Subjects |
Sailboats African Americans |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6229 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, May 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. |