Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Naval cadets in boats oars up |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
September 25, 1894 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. View of three rowboats full of young sailors at a dock in Annapolis, Maryland. The sailors hold their oars straight up in the air. The photographer's initials "E.A.A." are inscribed in the lower right corner of the negative. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Stanley / 50 / 775 / Naval cadets in boats oars up / Fine sunny day / W.L. / Inst fast / 3.15 PM / 60 ft / Tuesday Sept 25th / 1894 / Annapolis." |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
Alice Austen took this photograph at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. |
Earliest Date |
1894 |
Latest Date |
1894 |
Subjects |
Sailors Military education |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6094 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, February 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. |