Austen Family Papers (MS1) - Alice Austen Correspondence, 1892

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Description

Staten Island Cricket Club Fête Champêtre News Clippings, 1892

Overview

This collection contains a single high‑resolution JPEG scan of a newspaper clipping dated June 29, 1892, documenting the fête champêtre organized by the Staten Island Cricket Club and its Ladies’ Club. The clipping is part of the Alice Austen House Museum’s digital holdings and is presented in English with accompanying OCR‑derived text and structured metadata.

Background

In the late 19th century, the Staten Island Cricket Club was a prominent social hub for the island’s upper‑middle‑class residents. The fête champêtre—a rustic garden party featuring music, a fair, and illuminated Japanese lanterns—was a hallmark event. The 1892 gathering, held at the club’s Livingston grounds, was interrupted by a severe storm that struck the afternoon, causing lightning to strike a nearby tree and damage the lanterns. The fair was subsequently relocated to the men’s clubhouse, and festivities resumed that evening.

Contents

  • Photographic Scan: A high‑resolution JPG reproducing the original newspaper page, preserving layout, typography, and any marginalia.
  • OCR Text: Machine‑generated transcription of the clipping’s content, detailing the storm’s impact, the lightning strike, and the relocation of the fair.
  • Metadata: JSON descriptors including event date, location, subjects (storm, lightning, Japanese lanterns), and participating organizations (Staten Island Cricket Club, Ladies’ Club).
  • Contextual Links: References to the club’s grounds in Livingston, the storm’s effect on the fair, and the broader social milieu of Staten Island’s elite.

Scope

The collection is limited to a single newspaper article covering one event in 1892. It contains no additional documents, photographs, or related ephemera. The material offers a concise primary source snapshot of Victorian social life, weather events, and community organization on Staten Island, and is accessible through the Alice Austen House digital archive for researchers of 19th‑century New York social history and environmental impacts on public gatherings.

Raw Cheimarros Data

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Additional Components

reorganization-description.txt
# Reorganization Summary

Organized files primarily by correspondent, with secondary groupings for envelopes and news clippings. This maintains consistency with the Austen Family Papers organizational strategy while reflecting the natural patterns in this chunk's content. Correspondence was grouped by sender as this was the most prominent organizing principle, with envelopes separated out as a distinct document type.

## Groups Created

- **Correspondence_Julia_Martin**: Letters from Julia Martin to Alice Austen discussing personal matters, social activities, and family affairs
- **Correspondence_Elisabeth_Strong**: Letters from Elisabeth Strong detailing social activities, photography, and personal updates
- **Correspondence_Henry_Gilman**: Letters from Henry K. Gilman discussing social plans and photography
- **Correspondence_Morton_Nichols**: Letter from Morton D. Nichols regarding Alice's visit to Cambridge
- **Correspondence_Mary_Munroe**: Letter from Mary Munroe with enclosed seeds and personal updates
- **Correspondence_Elly_Barton**: Letter from Elly Barton discussing family matters and social activities
- **Correspondence_Julia_Bredt**: Letter from Julia Bredt with personal updates
- **Envelopes**: Envelopes and address information
- **News_Clips**: Newspaper clipping about the Staten Island Cricket Club event

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