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Each letter is available as a high‑resolution JPEG scan (≈1 MB) and an OCR‑derived text file. The images capture the original handwriting, ink, and paper texture, while the transcriptions provide a readable version for researchers.
@staten_island:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@albany:place {state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@alice_austen_house:organization {type: "museum", location: @staten_island}
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth: @date_1866, death: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", residence: @staten_island}
@alice_austen_photography_business_correspondence:collection {title: "Alice Austen Photography Business Correspondence", creator: @alice_austen, institution: @alice_austen_house, created: @date_1891_03, language: "en", subjects: ["Photography business","Victorian-era correspondence","Staten Island history","19th century photography"], description: "Collection of correspondence related to Alice Austen's photography business, including letters about photograph orders and payments.", place: @staten_island}
@photography_business:concept {description: "Commercial activity of producing and selling photographic images"}
@social_life:concept {description: "Victorian-era social activities such as skating parties, sleigh rides, church events, whist parties"}
@personal_relationships:concept {description: "Correspondence with close friends and acquaintances"}
@family_matters:concept {description: "Family-related correspondence, e.g., sympathy letters"}
@music:concept {description: "Correspondence concerning musical instruments and purchases"}
@julia_t_martin:person {full_name: "Julia T. Martin", relationship: "close friend", location: @albany}
@julie_bredt:person {full_name: "Julie Bredt"}
@violet_m_e_ward:person {full_name: "Violet M.E. Ward"}
@isabella_king:person {full_name: "Isabella King", role: "photograph buyer"}
@bessie_strong:person {full_name: "Bessie Strong"}
@hhb:person {full_name: "HHB"}
@letter_1891_03_1002:document {date: @date_1891_03, sender: @hhb, recipient: @alice_austen, subject: "photography of new tank", location: @staten_island, content: "Quarantine, Staten Island. Dear Miss Austin, Unfortunately the workmen have not finished the new tank & consequently it cannot be photographed today. I will notify you a day in advance. The set"}
@letter_1891_03_1003:document {date: @date_1891_03, sender: @hhb, recipient: @alice_austen, subject: "photograph order satisfaction and payment", content: "which you have just sent are very satisfactory & a check will be sent to you. Sincerely Yours, HHB March 1791"}
@worlds_columbian_exposition_1893:event {name: "World's Columbian Exposition", year: @date_1893, location: @chicago}
@steinway_piano:concept {manufacturer: "Steinway & Sons", type: "grand piano"}
@alice_austen -> involved in -> @photography_business
@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 -> discussed -> @music {topic: "Steinway piano"}
@alice_austen -> referenced -> @worlds_columbian_exposition_1893 {context: "the Fair"}
@hhb -> sent -> @letter_1891_03_1002
@hhb -> sent -> @letter_1891_03_1003
@letter_1891_03_1002 -> about -> @photography_business
@letter_1891_03_1003 -> about -> @photography_business
@letter_1891_03_1003 -> mentions -> @steinway_piano
@alice_austen -> participated in -> @social_life
@alice_austen -> involved in -> @personal_relationships
@alice_austen -> involved in -> @family_mattersQuarantine, Staten Island. Dear Miss Austin, Unfortunately the workmen have not finished the new tank & consequently it cannot be photographed today. I will notify you a day in advance. The set
which you have just sent are very satisfactory & a check will be sent to you. Sincerely Yours, HHB March 1791
No children (leaf entity)