Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
View from front door, tree & schooner |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass-plate |
Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
Date |
August 8, 1887 |
Collection |
Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
Description |
Original glass plate negative. View of two sailing ships (schooners) in New York Bay, as seen from the grounds of Clear Comfort (Austen house) in Rosebank, Staten Island. In the foreground the lawn and walkway are visible, with a large tree in bloom at left. The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "144. / Cramer Light / View from front door, tree & schooner / Fine clear day, some wind / 12.45. P.M. / Stop 0. / Instantaneous / Dalh lense / Monday Aug 8th 1887." (Keywords: New York) |
Film Size |
6.5x8.5 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Earliest Date |
1887 |
Latest Date |
1887 |
Subjects |
Ships Waterfronts |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
50.015.6713 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, October 2016. |
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. |