Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Across Assabet river, rocks Nellie & Mr. Munroe in boat large |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
June 13, 1892 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Alfred Munroe and Nellie (Munroe) Austen are seated in a rowboat on the Assabet River in Concord, Massachusetts. Mr. Munroe holds a parasol over his head. In the background is a wooded landscape. The photographer's initials are inscribed in the lower left corner of the negative: "E.A.A." The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Seed 26 / 493 / Across Assabet river, rocks / Nellie & Mr Munroe / in boat large / Fine, clear, day shady / P.L. Stop 32 / 3 secs 950 am / Monday June 13th 1892 / Concord Mass." |
Film Size |
6.5x8.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alfred Munroe of Concord, Massachusetts, was Nellie (Munroe) Austen's uncle. He was a prolific local photographer; the Concord Free Public Library has a collection of his photographs. |
Earliest Date |
1892 |
Latest Date |
1892 |
Subjects |
Rivers Rowboats |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Austen, Nellie (Munroe) Munroe, Alfred |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6877 |
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. |