Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Group of bathers at Boathouse |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
July 16, 1891 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. A group of men, women, and children in bathing suits stand and sit around a rowboat on the porch of a boathouse. In the foreground a young girl sits on the floor next to a dog. Julia (Marsh) Lord sits in a chair in front center, resting her left arm on the boat. Violet Ward is seated at left, directly behind the dog; Violet's sister Caroline is seated at right, next to the boat (her face is seen in profile, facing the left side of the image). The man standing in back center is William Allaire Shortt. The young girl seated in the center (between Julia and Caroline) appears to be the same person identified as Laura LeQuesne in Austen photograph 50.015.5557. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Stanley / 35 / No. 142 / Group of bathers at Boathouse / Fine day, in shade / 12.30 P.M / 14 ft / W.L. / Thursday July 16th / 1891." (Keywords: New York) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
This is most likely the boathouse of the Clifton Boat Club, which was located on the Staten Island shoreline just north of the Austen house. |
Earliest Date |
1891 |
Latest Date |
1891 |
Subjects |
Boat clubs Bathing suits Boathouses |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Ward, Maria E. Ward, Caroline Constantia Lord, Julia (Marsh) Shortt, William Allaire |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5555 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, July 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. |