Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Woman and child] |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 22, 1890 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. A woman stands in front of the door of a house; she holds a young child in her left arm. She wears a polka dot blouse, a striped skirt, and a checked apron, and she holds a hat in her left hand. The child is wearing a cape over a dress. A metal pail and a stoneware crock are on the ground near her feet. The exterior of the house is partially covered with vines. The door is ajar, and a ladder and a wooden barrel are partially visible inside. Location is likely Staten Island, as the photographer took several other photos on Staten Island on that same date. The same woman and child are seen in negative 50.015.6017. (Keywords: New York, Black History) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen's handwritten inscription on the original negative sleeve uses the word "darky," a derogatory term for a black person, to describe the mother and child in this photograph: "A&R / 40 / 96 / Darky baby & Mother / Fine, clear day. / 10 ft / 12. M / D. / Inst / Wed. Oct 22nd 1890." |
Earliest Date |
1890 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
African Americans Children |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6018 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, May 2019. |
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. |