Alice Austen Event Invitation Collection
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Description
Alice Austen Event Invitation Collection
Overview
The Alice Austen Event Invitation Collection is a digitized record of a single Victorian‑era invitation addressed to Elizabeth Alice Austen (1866‑1952), a pioneering photographer from Staten Island. The invitation, created on 19 September 1891, is preserved as a scanned JPEG image and accompanied by metadata that documents its provenance, creators, and contextual details.Background
The invitation was sent by Sir Rodenrich and Miss Cameron, two social hosts residing in the Clifton‑Berley neighborhood of Staten Island. It was issued by the Alice Austen House, the historic museum that preserves Austen’s life and work. The document reflects the social customs of late‑19th‑century upper‑middle‑class society, where formal invitations to dancing events were common. The invitation’s creation date, 19 September 1891, places it within the broader context of Austen’s active years as a photographer and social participant.Contents
The collection contains:- Image File: A high‑resolution JPEG scan titled 1891_9‑19‑Sept 3002 copy.jpg, measuring 431 kB. The image reproduces the original handwritten invitation, including the address, date, time, and RSVP instructions.
- Metadata: JSON records (pinax.json) that capture the invitation’s title, creators, institution, language, subjects, and geographic references. The metadata also links the image to the event it advertises—a dancing gathering on 19 September 1891 at 9 o’clock in Clifton‑Berley.
- OCR Text: Extracted text from the image confirms the invitation’s wording: “Sir Rodenrich & Miss Cameron request the pleasure of Miss Austin’s company on Saturday September 19th at 9 o’clock 1891 Dancing R.S.V.P.”
Scope
The collection is narrowly focused on a single event invitation. It covers the period of 19 September 1891 and the geographic area of Clifton‑Berley, Staten Island. The invitation is addressed to Alice Austen and invites her to a dancing event, but the collection does not include any responses, related correspondence, or additional event materials. It provides a snapshot of Victorian social etiquette and the personal network surrounding Austen during the early 1890s.Raw Cheimarros Data
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth: @date_1866, death: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", residence: @staten_island}
@sir_rodnrich:person {title: "Sir"}
@miss_cameron:person {}
@staten_island:place {borough: "Staten Island", state: @new_york, country: @united_states}
@clifton_berley:place {neighborhood: "Clifton-Berley", borough: @staten_island}
@dancing_event_1891_09_19:event {description: "Victorian dancing event", when: @date_1891_09_19, where: @clifton_berley}
@event_invitation_1891_09_19:document {type: "invitation", recipient: @alice_austen, sender: [@sir_rodnrich, @miss_cameron], event: @dancing_event_1891_09_19, created: @date_1891_09_19}
@alice_austen_event_invitation_collection:document {title: "Alice Austen Event Invitation Collection", creator: [@sir_rodnrich, @miss_cameron], institution: "Alice Austen House", created: @date_1891_09_19, language: "en", subjects: ["Social events", "Dancing", "Invitations", "Victorian era"], description: "Collection of an event invitation addressed to Alice Austen for a dancing event on September 19, 1891.", place: [@staten_island, @clifton_berley]}
@file_pinax:file {title: "pinax.json", type: "Metadata", related_collection: @alice_austen_event_invitation_collection}
@file_1891_9_19_sept_3002_copy_jpg:file {title: "1891_9-19-Sept 3002 copy.jpg", type: "Image", ocr_text: "CLIFTON-BERLEY, STAATEN ISLAND. Sir Rodenrich & Miss Cameron request the pleasure of Miss Austin's company on Saturday September 19th at 9 o'clock 1891 Dancing R.S.V.P.", depicts: @event_invitation_1891_09_19}
@sir_rodnrich -> sent -> @event_invitation_1891_09_19 {with: @miss_cameron}
@miss_cameron -> co-sent -> @event_invitation_1891_09_19 {with: @sir_rodnrich}
@event_invitation_1891_09_19 -> addressed to -> @alice_austen
@event_invitation_1891_09_19 -> invites -> @alice_austen {role: "guest"}
@alice_austen -> invited to -> @dancing_event_1891_09_19
@file_pinax -> documents -> @alice_austen_event_invitation_collection
@file_1891_9_19_sept_3002_copy_jpg -> depicts -> @event_invitation_1891_09_19Metadata
Files (1)
1891_9-19-Sept 3002 copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
CLIFTON-BERLEY, STAATEN ISLAND. Sir Rodenrich & Miss Cameron request the pleasure of Miss Austin's company on Saturday September 19th at 9 o'clock 1891 Dancing R.S.V.P.
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"Reorganization group: Event_Invitation"
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