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Key themes emerging from the letters include social events (Calico Ball, Progressive Euchre Party, Phantom Party, May Pole, organ recital, tennis tournament), business matters (sale of photographs, including images from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition), family health updates, musical pursuits (Steinway piano), and travel itineraries.
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth: @date_1866, death: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", location: @staten_island}
@julia_t_martin:person {full_name: "Julia T. Martin", location: @albany, relation: "close friend"}
@julie_bredt:person {full_name: "Julie Bredt", relation: "friend"}
@violet_m_e_ward:person {full_name: "Violet M.E. Ward", relation: "friend"}
@isabella_king:person {full_name: "Isabella King", relation: "photograph buyer"}
@bessie_strong:person {full_name: "Bessie Strong", relation: "friend"}
@eva_m_hartnell:person {full_name: "Eva M. Hartnell", relation: "friend"}
@grace_hustace_simonson:person {full_name: "Grace Hustace Simonson", relation: "friend"}
@gertrude_eccleston:person {full_name: "Gertrude Eccleston", relation: "friend"}
@annie_hedley:person {full_name: "Annie Hedley", relation: "friend"}
@charlie_deshler:person {full_name: "Charlie Deshler"}
@fred_deshler:person {full_name: "Fred Deshler"}
@harry_beebe:person {full_name: "Harry Beebe"}
@charlie_ludlow:person {full_name: "Charlie Ludlow"}
@tony_neilson:person {full_name: "Tony Neilson"}
@bob_ogilby:person {full_name: "Bob Ogilby"}
@dorie_strong:person {full_name: "Dorie Strong"}
@dr_p_t_austen:person {full_name: "Dr. P.T. Austen", relation: "family"}
@mr_bruce:person {full_name: "Mr. Bruce"}
@ralph_munroe:person {full_name: "Ralph Munroe", occupation: "photographer"}
@calico_ball:event {description: "Calico‑ball social event", location: @new_brunswick, date: @date_1885_11_19}
@progressive_euchre_party:event {description: "Progressive Euchre party", location: @new_brunswick, date: @date_1885_11_07}
@phantom_party:event {description: "Phantom party", location: @new_brunswick, date: @date_1885_11_07}
@may_pole:event {description: "May‑pole performance", location: @new_brunswick, date: @date_1885_06_22}
@organ_recital:event {description: "Organ recital at Second Reformed Church", location: @new_brunswick, date: @date_1885_11_07}
@tennis_tournament:event {description: "Tennis tournament", location: @staten_island, date: @date_1885_10_??}
@skating_party:event {description: "Skating party", location: @staten_island, date: @date_1885_??}
@letter_langford_1885_04_25:document {author: @mr_bruce, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_04_25, summary: "Invitation to a Wednesday evening gathering"}
@letter_cornell_austen_1885_06_12:document {author: @alice_austen, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_06_12, summary: "Family news, grandmother’s health, travel plans"}
@letter_eccleston_1885_06_22:document {author: @gertrude_eccleston, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_06_22, summary: "Discussion of May‑pole rehearsals and local events"}
@letter_strong_1885_07_06:document {author: @elizabeth_b_strong, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_07_06, summary: "Invitation to meet in New Brunswick, social plans"}
@letter_strong_1885_07_19:document {author: @elizabeth_b_strong, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_07_19, summary: "Music sharing, tennis match results, social observations"}
@letter_hartnell_1885_07_20:document {author: @eva_m_hartnell, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_07_20, summary: "Personal feelings, tennis plans, guardian’s affection"}
@letter_hartnell_1885_08_08:document {author: @eva_m_hartnell, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_08_08, summary: "Travel update, request for photograph, social news"}
@letter_bredt_1885_08_08:document {author: @julie_bredt, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_08_08, summary: "Tennis, school, social events, invitation to meet"}
@letter_strong_1885_08_12:document {author: @elizabeth_b_strong, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_08_12, summary: "Travel notes, social gatherings, health updates"}
@letter_strong_1885_10_07:document {author: @elizabeth_b_strong, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_10_07, summary: "Ball attendance, tennis results, social commentary"}
@letter_bruce_1885_11_02:document {author: @mr_bruce, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_11_02, summary: "Invitation to boat‑house dance"}
@letter_grace_1885_11_03:document {author: @grace_hustace_simonson, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_11_03, summary: "Health update, china painting, social invitation"}
@letter_strong_1885_11_07:document {author: @elizabeth_b_strong, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_11_07, summary: "Plans for Calico‑ball, progressive euchre party, social logistics"}
@letter_strong_1885_11_19:document {author: @elizabeth_b_strong, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_11_19, summary: "Calico‑ball date change, travel itinerary, costume details"}
@letter_hedley_1885_11_09:document {author: @annie_hedley, recipient: @alice_austen, date: @date_1885_11_09, summary: "Lunch invitation"}
@file_pinax:file {title: "Alice Austen Family Correspondence Collection, 1885", creator: [@alice_austen, @julia_t_martin, @julie_bredt, @violet_m_e_ward, @isabella_king, @bessie_strong, @eva_m_hartnell, @grace_hustace_simonson, @gertrude_eccleston, @elizabeth_b_strong, @annie_hedley, @mr_bruce], institution: "Alice Austen House", created: @date_1885, language: "en", subjects: ["Victorian social life","Photography","Tennis","Music","Family relationships","Social events","Correspondence","Staten Island history"], description: "Personal letters, calling cards, and photography‑related materials documenting Alice Austen’s social circle in 1885."}
@file_1885_transcripts:file {type: "transcript", description: "Transcribed letters from 1885", related_collection: @file_pinax}
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @julia_t_martin
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @julie_bredt
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @violet_m_e_ward
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @isabella_king
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @bessie_strong
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @eva_m_hartnell
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @grace_hustace_simonson
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @gertrude_eccleston
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @annie_hedley
@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> @mr_bruce
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_langford_1885_04_25
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_cornell_austen_1885_06_12
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_eccleston_1885_06_22
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_strong_1885_07_06
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_strong_1885_07_19
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_hartnell_1885_07_20
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_hartnell_1885_08_08
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_bredt_1885_08_08
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_strong_1885_08_12
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_strong_1885_10_07
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_bruce_1885_11_02
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_grace_1885_11_03
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_strong_1885_11_07
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_strong_1885_11_19
@alice_austen -> received -> @letter_hedley_1885_11_09
@alice_austen -> attended -> @calico_ball
@alice_austen -> attended -> @progressive_euchre_party
@alice_austen -> attended -> @phantom_party
@alice_austen -> attended -> @may_pole
@alice_austen -> attended -> @organ_recital
@alice_austen -> played tennis at -> @tennis_tournament
@alice_austen -> photographed by -> @ralph_munroe
@alice_austen -> sold photographs at -> @worlds_fair:event {description: "World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893)", date: @date_1893, location: @chicago}
@alice_austen -> lived in -> @staten_island
@julia_t_martin -> lived in -> @albany
@gertrude_eccleston -> mentioned -> @may_pole
@elizabeth_b_strong -> organized -> @calico_ball
@elizabeth_b_strong -> organized -> @progressive_euchre_party
@elizabeth_b_strong -> organized -> @phantom_party
@elizabeth_b_strong -> mentioned -> @tennis_tournament
@elizabeth_b_strong -> mentioned -> @organ_recital
@mr_bruce -> invited -> @alice_austen {event: "boat‑house dance", date: @date_1885_11_02}
@grace_hustace_simonson -> invited -> @alice_austen {event: "social visit", date: @date_1885_11_03}
@annie_hedley -> invited -> @alice_austen {event: "lunch", date: @date_1885_11_09}
@file_pinax -> documents -> @alice_austen
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_langford_1885_04_25
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_cornell_austen_1885_06_12
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_eccleston_1885_06_22
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_strong_1885_07_06
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_strong_1885_07_19
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_hartnell_1885_07_20
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_hartnell_1885_08_08
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_bredt_1885_08_08
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_strong_1885_08_12
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_strong_1885_10_07
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_bruce_1885_11_02
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_grace_1885_11_03
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_strong_1885_11_07
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_strong_1885_11_19
@file_pinax -> contains -> @letter_hedley_1885_11_09Click to expand and load individual components
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