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Alice Austen Correspondence Envelopes and Addresses Collection

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Version: 4 (current) | Updated: 12/9/2025, 9:43:00 PM | Created: 12/9/2025, 7:29:23 PM

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Description

Alice Austen Correspondence Envelopes and Addresses Collection (1892)

Overview

This digital collection comprises scanned images of envelopes and address labels that were part of Elizabeth Alice Austen’s personal correspondence in 1892. The files are JPEG scans of the physical envelopes, each accompanied by OCR‑extracted text that reproduces the handwritten addresses. The collection is housed in the Alice Austen House Museum’s online archive and is part of the broader Alice Austen Correspondence Collection.

Background

Elizabeth Alice Austen (1866‑1952) was a pioneering photographer and socialite from Staten Island, New York. In 1892 she maintained an extensive network of friends, family, and business contacts. The envelopes in this collection were used to send and receive letters, invitations, and business documents. They were digitized by the museum to preserve the physical artifacts and to provide researchers with easy access to the original address information.

Contents

The collection contains six primary image files, each depicting a distinct envelope:
  • 1892‑04‑19 – “Miss E. Alice Austin, Clifton, Staten Island, New York.”
  • 1892‑04‑20 – “Miss E.A. Austen, Rosebank, Staten Island, New York.”
  • 1892‑04‑04 – “Miss Clara Huston, Roseland, Staten Island, N.Y.”
  • 1892‑04‑01 – “Miss Alice Austen, Rosebank, Staten Island, N.Y.”
  • 1892‑05‑01 – A non‑envelope letter with informal notes (included for context).
  • 1892‑05‑03 – “Judge Woodbridge, 272 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, N.J.” and “Miss Alice Van, Prosehank P.L., Long Island.”

Each image’s OCR text is provided in the metadata, allowing quick verification of the address details. The envelopes illustrate Austen’s connections with local residents, legal professionals, and distant acquaintances.

Scope

The collection covers a single year, 1892, and focuses on the geographic region of Staten Island, New Brunswick, and Long Island. It documents the social and professional networks of a late‑Victorian upper‑middle‑class woman, offering insight into the patterns of correspondence, travel, and business transactions of the era. The collection does not include the letters themselves, only the envelopes and address information.

Raw Cheimarros Data

@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth_year: @date_1866, death_year: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", residence: @rosebank_staten_island:place}

@alice_austen_house:organization {type: "museum", location: @staten_island:place}

@alice_austen_correspondence_collection:collection {title: "Alice Austen Correspondence Envelopes and Addresses Collection", creator: @alice_austen, institution: @alice_austen_house, created: @date_1892, subjects: ["Correspondence","Envelopes","Addresses","Social life","Victorian era","Staten Island"], description: "Collection of envelope images and addresses from Alice Austen's correspondence, primarily from 1892. Includes addresses to and from Alice Austen in Staten Island, New York."}

@file_pinax:file {title: "Alice Austen Correspondence Envelopes and Addresses Collection", creator: @alice_austen, created: @date_1892, language: "en", subjects: ["Correspondence","Envelopes","Addresses","Social life","Victorian era","Staten Island"]}

@alice_austen_correspondence_collection -> includes -> [@file_1892_4_19_april_8001_hkg_copy_jpg, @file_1892_4_20_april_5001_strong_copy_jpg, @file_1892_4_4_april_1_004_copy_jpg, @file_1892_4_april_6002_copy_jpg, @file_1892_5_1_may_1001_aca_copy_jpg, @file_1892_5_3_may_11001_copy_jpg]

@file_1892_4_19_april_8001_hkg_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", ocr_text: "Miss E. Alice Austin\nClifton -\nStaten Island -\nNew York"} {date: @date_1892_04_19}

@clifton_staten_island:place {city: "Clifton", borough: @staten_island:place, state: @new_york:place, country: @united_states:place}

@file_1892_4_19_april_8001_hkg_copy_jpg -> contains -> @clifton_staten_island

@alice_austen -> addressed to -> @clifton_staten_island {when: @date_1892_04_19}

@file_1892_4_20_april_5001_strong_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", ocr_text: "Miss E.A. Austen\nRosebank,\nStaten Island.\nNew York."} {date: @date_1892_04_20}

@rosebank_staten_island:place {neighborhood: "Rosebank", borough: @staten_island:place, state: @new_york:place, country: @united_states:place}

@file_1892_4_20_april_5001_strong_copy_jpg -> contains -> @rosebank_staten_island

@bessie_strong:person {full_name: "Bessie Strong"}

@bessie_strong -> sent -> @file_1892_4_20_april_5001_strong_copy_jpg {when: @date_1892_04_20}

@file_1892_4_4_april_1_004_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", ocr_text: "Miss Clara Huston\nRoseland\nStaten Island\nN.Y."} {date: @date_1892_04_04}

@clara_huston:person {full_name: "Clara Huston"}

@roseland_staten_island:place {neighborhood: "Roseland", borough: @staten_island:place, state: @new_york:place, country: @united_states:place}

@file_1892_4_4_april_1_004_copy_jpg -> contains -> @roseland_staten_island

@clara_huston -> recipient -> @roseland_staten_island {when: @date_1892_04_04}

@file_1892_4_april_6002_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", ocr_text: "Miss Alice Austen\nRosebank\nStaten Island\nN.Y."} {date: @date_1892_04_01}

@file_1892_4_april_6002_copy_jpg -> contains -> @rosebank_staten_island

@alice_austen -> recipient -> @rosebank_staten_island {when: @date_1892_04_01}

@file_1892_5_1_may_1001_aca_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", ocr_text: "Heads on account of one of the Professors at Lehigh becoming insane ... Sunday May 1st 92 ... My dearest Lottie, ..."} {date: @date_1892_05_01}

@file_1892_5_3_may_11001_copy_jpg:file {type: "image", ocr_text: "Judge Woodbridge &\n272 Hamilton St.\nNew Brunswick\nN.J.\n\nMiss Alice Van\nProsehank P.L.\nLong Island\n\nP. Due 1¢"} {date: @date_1892_05_03}

@hamilton_st_272_new_brunswick:nj:place {address: "272 Hamilton St.", city: "New Brunswick", state: @new_jersey:place, country: @united_states:place}

@file_1892_5_3_may_11001_copy_jpg -> contains -> @hamilton_st_272_new_brunswick:nj

@judge_woodbridge:person {title: "Judge"}

@judge_woodbridge -> associated with -> @hamilton_st_272_new_brunswick:nj {when: @date_1892_05_03}

@alice_van:person {full_name: "Alice Van"}

@alice_van -> residence -> @long_island:place {when: @date_1892_05_03}

@long_island:place {state: @new_york:place, country: @united_states:place}

@julia_t_martin:person {full_name: "Julia T. Martin", location: @albany:place}
@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", occupation: "photograph buyer"}

@alice_austen -> corresponded with -> [@julia_t_martin, @julie_bredt, @violet_m_e_ward, @isabella_king, @bessie_strong] {period: @date_1883, end: @date_1898}

Metadata

Files (6)

1892_4-19-April 8001-HKG copy.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

Miss E. Alice Austin Clifton - Staten Island - New York

1892_4-20-April 5001-strong copy.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

Miss E.A. Austen Rosebank, Staten Island. New York.

1892_4-4-April 1 004 copy.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

Miss Clara Huston Roseland Staten Island N.Y.

1892_4-April 6002 copy.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

Miss Alice Austen Rosebank Staten Island N.Y.

1892_5-1-May 1001-ACA copy.jpgJPEG
1.01 MB
OCR Text

Heads on account of one of the Professors at Lehigh becoming insane from the shouting and taunting of the students. His name is Dwight Carroll, instructor in physics, they lislequed him at that Minstrel show, in such a way that his mind broke down from mortification. Your Grandpa asks every day when you are coming home, he is going to take you to the Casino. I am glad you went to the Art lecture, how is Charlie Ludlow? Did you just forget your hand glass? Write me of there or anything you want me to do, good night My blessed child yours, Sunday May 1st 92 My dearest Lottie, I was very glad to get your note yesterday, just as I was starting for the city. I went to Masay's and got a few things, Pond, which has gone up three cents, a pinanthion like a tomato for the sewing basket, etc. I never saw so few people in Masay's, I took oysters for lunch for

1892_5-3-May 11001 copy.jpgJPEG
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OCR Text

Judge Woodbridge & 272 Hamilton St. New Brunswick N.J. Miss Alice Van Prosehank P.L. Long Island P. Due 1¢

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/9/2025, 9:43:00 PM
    "Added description"
  • v3 · 12/9/2025, 8:41:00 PM · View this version
    "Added knowledge graph extraction"
  • v2 · 12/9/2025, 7:50:17 PM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/9/2025, 7:29:23 PM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Envelopes_Addresses"

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