Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
The Darned Club |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
October 29, 1891 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. Alice Austen and three of her friends embrace in pairs. The women stand in profile, and face slightly away from the camera. Alice stands at far left. Inscription in the lower left corner: " 'The / Darned / Club'." The photographer's initials are inscribed in the lower left corner: "A.A." The location is the grounds of the Austen home, Clear Comfort, in Rosebank, Staten Island, with the Narrows in the background. Photo 50.015.5563 shows the same group. (Keywords: Self Portrait, Posed Group, New York) |
Film Size |
4 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
This photo features Alice Austen with her good friends Trude Eccleston, Julia (Marsh) Lord, and Sue Ripley (from left to right). According to the book "Alice's World" by Ann Novotny, the group was given the nickname "The Darned Club" by the young men of the neighborhood, who felt excluded by the women's close friendship. |
Earliest Date |
1891 |
Latest Date |
1891 |
Subjects |
Friendship |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Eccleston, Gertrude Lord, Julia (Marsh) Ripley, Susan S. |
Catalog Number |
50.015.5564 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, January 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. |