Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
S.S. Finland, steerage at supper |
Object Name |
Negative, Film |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
June 14, 1909 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original B&W film negative. View of the deck of a ship, seen from an elevated vantage point. Five men, one woman and an infant are seated on the edge of a wooden platform; the man at left wears overalls and a shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Bowls of food, cups and utensils are on the platform; three of the men hold bowls of food. Two men and the woman look up at the photographer. At right, a young boy leans on the edge of an open hatch. The feet of several other passengers are visible. The corresponding original Premo Film Pack paper tab has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "S.S. Finland / Steerage at supper / Fine day / fair / light -- / 24 / Slot 4 / Sp 1 / D 7 m / 5 pm / June 14th / 1909." (Keywords: Europe, Steamship, Early Twentieth Century) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen took this photograph while traveling to Europe on the passenger ship S.S. Finland. |
Earliest Date |
1909 |
Latest Date |
1909 |
Subjects |
Food Ocean liners Ocean travel Steerage Transcontinental journeys |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.4495 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 2013. |
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. |