Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Wabun in first lock |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 18, 1892 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. View of the yacht "Wabun" in a lock in the Delaware and Raritan Canal in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A man stands on the bow of the yacht, using a pole to guide it. On the path at right, a man holds a rope, and two women stand next to him. A horse is tied to a post at right. On the left side of the canal is a small wooden building, with larger buildings on a rise in the background. The photographer's initials are inscribed in the lower right corner of the negative: "E.A.A." The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Stanley / 35 / No. 439 / Wabun in first lock / New Brunswick / Cloudy / W.L. 9:15 am / 60 ft Inst slowest / Tuesday Oct 18th 1892 / Canal Trip." |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Earliest Date |
1892 |
Latest Date |
1892 |
Subjects |
Yachts Canals |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6191 |
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. |