Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Bertie and Stanhope Blunt on steps] |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
April 11, 1890 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Albert C. Blunt Jr. (nickname Bertie) and Stanhope Blunt stand on porch steps. The boy on the left wears a long coat and a cap, and the boy on the right wears a peacoat and a beret. In the background is a wicker baby carriage and a rocking horse, and a toy train is on the steps. The location is likely the Blunt family home in Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. (Keywords: New York) |
Film Size |
6.5x8.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
This photo shows brothers Albert C. Jr. (nickname Bertie) and Stanhope, the eldest sons of Edith (Eccleston) and Albert C. Blunt. Edith was the sister of Alice Austen's long-time friend Trude Eccleston. |
Earliest Date |
1890 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
Children |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Blunt, Albert Church, Jr. Blunt, Stanhope E. |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6570 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, August 2017. |
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. |