Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Newsboy & girl |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
April 13, 1896 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. A young newsgirl and newsboy stand on the sidewalk in front of City Hall in Manhattan; both look directly toward the camera. They each hold a stack of newspapers under their arms, and the girl holds a copy of "The World" newspaper in her right hand. The price of "ONE CENT" is visible at the top of the paper. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "900 / Cramer / C / Newsboy & girl / City Hall / Park / Fair day sun / W.L. 12 ft 12.55 P.M / Inst fast / Monday April 13th / 1896 / NY -". (Keywords: New York City) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Earliest Date |
1896 |
Latest Date |
1896 |
Subjects |
Child laborers Children Newspaper vendors |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5943 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, May 2016. |
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. |