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1 of 1977

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Title

Kitchen of the camp

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Photographer

Benedict, Coleman

Date

ca. 1900-1910

Collection

Coleman Benedict Photograph Collection

Description

B&W print, probably made from the original negative. View of a small wooden structure on a beach; the structure is open on three sides and has a stove in use inside. A man and two women stand inside, with another man outside the structure leaning against it; all hold kitchen implements. Several tents are visible in the background. One of the tents has a table in front with dishes on it, and a person seated at the table appears to be eating. Identified on reverse as "Kitchen of the camp".
(Keywords: New York City)

Print size

5 x 7.125

Acquisition

Gift of Grace Benedict Hyland

Ownership and History

For most of the twentieth century, Cedar Grove Beach, in the town of New Dorp, Staten Island, was filled with small bungalows that served as a summer retreat for some local residents. This photo may show the tent colony that comprised the Cedar Grove Beach Club in the early 1900s, before the bungalows were built.

Coleman Benedict (1874-1932) was an amateur photographer. His profession was jeweler, working in Manhattan with his father and other family members at the Benedict Brothers jewelry and clock business that was founded in 1819 by his grandfather, Samuel Ward Benedict. Coleman Benedict's obituary in the New York Times noted that "he was regarded as a gem expert and an experienced clock maker."

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1910

Subjects

Camping
Camps
Tents
Kitchens
Beaches

Lexicon Sub-category

Documentary Artifact

Associated People