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Austen Family Wedding Invitations Collection

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Description

Austen Family Wedding Invitations Collection

Overview

The Austen Family Wedding Invitations Collection is a digitized set of three Victorian‑era wedding invitations created in 1890. The items are scanned JPEG images of handwritten invitations, each accompanied by OCR‑derived text. The collection was compiled by the Alice Austen House museum and is part of the broader Austen Family Papers.

Background

The invitations were produced by members of the Austen family—Charles H. Deere, Henry C. Ferguson, and James C. M. Andrew—who were prominent residents of Staten Island and the surrounding region. The Alice Austen House, located in Clifton, Staten Island, preserves the personal papers and artifacts of Alice Austen (1866‑1952), a pioneering photographer. This sub‑collection reflects the social customs of upper‑middle‑class families in the late 19th century and illustrates the role of printed invitations in formal wedding celebrations.

Contents

The collection contains three distinct invitations:
  • Anna Deere to William Dwight Wiman – issued by Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Deere, dated 8 October 1890, for a ceremony at Congregational Church, Moline, Illinois.
  • Mabel Ferguson to William King Richardson – issued by Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Ferguson, dated 23 October 1890, for a ceremony in New York City.
  • Marion Child to Percy North Graham – issued by Mr. James C. M. Andrew, dated 17 September 1890, for a ceremony at St. John’s Church, Clifton, Staten Island.
  • Each invitation is represented by a high‑resolution JPEG scan (≈400–900 KB) and includes OCR text that reproduces the original wording. The images capture the formal layout, calligraphy, and inked details typical of the period.

    Scope

    The collection covers wedding invitations issued in 1890, focusing on three families within the Austen household. Geographically, it spans Moline, Illinois; New York City; and Clifton, Staten Island. The items are limited to printed invitations and do not include ancillary wedding documents such as programs, photographs, or correspondence. The collection provides a concise snapshot of Victorian social rituals and the role of family networks in arranging matrimonial alliances.

    Raw Cheimarros Data

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    Metadata

    Files (4)

    1890 Oct 2002.jpgJPEG
    396.98 KB
    OCR Text

    Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Deere At Home, on Wednesday evening, the eighth of October, at half past eight o'clock. Overlook.

    1890 Oct 2003.jpgJPEG
    868.04 KB
    OCR Text

    Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Deere request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Anna, to Mr. William Dwight Wiman, on Wednesday evening, the eighth of October, at eight o'clock. Congregational Church, Moline, Illinois.

    1890 Oct 3002.jpgJPEG
    731.46 KB
    OCR Text

    Mr. & Mrs. Henry C. Ferguson announce the marriage of their daughter Mabel, to Mr. William King Richardson. Thursday, October the twenty third, eighteen hundred and ninety. New York City.

    1890 Sept 3002.jpgJPEG
    774 KB
    OCR Text

    Mr. James C. M. Andrew requests the pleasure of Mrs. & Miss Austin's company at the marriage of his daughter Marion Child with Percy North Graham, at St. John's Church, Clifton, S.I. on Wednesday, September 17th, 1890, at 2 o'clock.

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