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Austen Family Papers: Envelopes and Addresses Collection

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Austen Family Papers: Envelopes and Addresses Collection (1892)

Overview

This digital collection comprises 11 high‑resolution JPEG scans of envelopes and address labels from the Austen Family Papers, all dated to 1892. The images capture handwritten and printed envelopes addressed to Elizabeth Alice Austen, her relatives, and close friends, reflecting the correspondence practices of a Victorian‑era Staten Island family.

Background

Elizabeth Alice Austen (1866‑1952) was a pioneering photographer and socialite in Staten Island. The Alice Austen House Museum preserves her personal papers, which include letters, photographs, and ancillary materials such as envelopes. The 1892 envelopes were digitized by the museum’s archival team to provide researchers with visual access to the physical artifacts that framed Austen’s social and professional networks.

Contents

  • Addresses to Alice Austen – envelopes addressed to “Miss Alice Austen” or “Mrs. Alice Austen” in Roselawn, indicating her residence on Staten Island.
  • Correspondence with Judge Woodbridge Strong – envelopes addressed to “Judge Woodbridge Strong, Staten Island, 272 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ.”
  • Letters from friends – envelopes from Florence, Miss Munroe, and other acquaintances, often marked “Kindness of Florence” or “for Miss Munroe.”
  • Business and travel notes – envelopes sent to Boston hotels (Hotel Bellevue, Beacon Street) and Concord, Massachusetts, showing Austen’s travel or business dealings.
  • Forwarded messages – a forwarded envelope to Miss Gertrude, illustrating the practice of sharing correspondence within the network.

The OCR text extracted from each image confirms the names, dates, and destinations, providing a textual layer to the visual data.

Scope

The collection covers a single year (1892) and focuses on envelopes that document the social and professional contacts of Alice Austen. Geographically, it includes addresses in Staten Island (NY), New Brunswick (NJ), Boston (MA), and Concord (MA). The collection does not contain letters themselves, only the envelopes and address labels. It is valuable for studies of Victorian‑era correspondence practices, family networks, and the social milieu of early‑20th‑century Staten Island.

Raw Cheimarros Data

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@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth: @date_1866, death: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", location: @staten_island}


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


@judge_woodbridge_strong:person {title: "Judge"}


@julia_t_martin:person {relationship: "close friend", location: @albany_ny}


@julie_bredt:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@violet_me_ward:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@isabella_king:person {role: "photograph buyer"}


@bessie_strong:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@lottie:person {relationship: "child"}


@florence:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@miss_munroe:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@miss_gertrude:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@grace_aug:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@osgood_nichols:person {relationship: "correspondent"}


@hotel_bellevue:place {type: "hotel", location: @boston}


@boston:place {state: @massachusetts, country: @united_states}


@new_brunwick_nj:place {state: @new_jersey, country: @united_states}


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


@date_1892_05_03 {}


@date_1892_05_06 {}


@date_1892_05_05 {}


@date_1892_06_13 {}


@date_1892_06_17 {}


@date_1892_06_21 {}


@date_1892_06_23 {}


@date_1892_06_24 {}


@judge_woodbridge_strong -> sent -> @alice_austen {via: @file_1892_5_3_may_3001_martin_copy_jpg, when: @date_1892_05_03, address: "272 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ"}


@judge_woodbridge_strong -> sent -> @alice_austen {via: @file_1892_5_6_may_2001_aca_copy_jpg, when: @date_1892_05_06, note: "c/o Judge Woodbridge Strong"}


@alice_austen -> wrote -> @lottie {via: @file_1892_5_6_may_2002_aca_copy_jpg, when: @date_1892_05_05, content: "My precious Lottie, I got your note this morning..."}


@florence -> sent -> @alice_austen {via: @file_1892_5_may_6003_copy_jpg, note: "Kindness of Florence"}


@alice_austen -> sent -> @miss_munroe {via: @file_1892_6_13_june_3001_copy_jpg, when: @date_1892_06_13, address: "Concord Station Island, Mass."}


@alice_austen -> recipient_of -> @file_1892_6_17_or_24_june_8001_hkg_copy_jpg {address: @hotel_bellevue, when_range: {start: @date_1892_06_17, end: @date_1892_06_24}}


@alice_austen -> sent -> @miss_munroe {via: @file_1892_6_21_grace_aug_24006_osgood_nichols_jpg, when: @date_1892_06_21, address: "Concord, Mass."}


@alice_austen -> recipient_of -> @file_1892_6_23_june_6007_trude_copy_jpg {address: @hotel_bellevue, when: @date_1892_06_23}


@alice_austen -> forwarded -> @miss_gertrude {via: @file_1892_6_24_june_10001_aca_forward_copy_jpg, when: @date_1892_06_24, note: "FORWARDED"}

Metadata

Files (9)

1892_5-3-May 3001-martin copy.jpgJPEG
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Mrs. Alice Austen Roselawn. Judge Woodbridge Strong Staten Island 272 Hamilton St New Brunswick N.J.

1892_5-6-May 2001-ACA copy.jpgJPEG
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Miss Alice Anderson Case of Judge Writbridge Strong New Brunswick N.J.

1892_5-6-May 2002-ACA copy.jpgJPEG
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Thursday May 5th 902 My precious Lottie, I got your note this morning. You are a good child to write to me. You came Tuesday morning to ask the name of your pen mistress but said she had forgotten her name and address also that she must have knits taken the instant she has come with you. I am

1892_5-May 6003 copy.jpgJPEG
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Miss E. A. Austen, Addressed Kindness of Florence

1892_6-13-June 3001 copy.jpgJPEG
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Miss Austen Roselbank To Miss Munroe Concord Station Island Mass. H.Y.

1892_6-17-or-24-June 8001-HKG copy.jpgJPEG
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Miss E. Alice Austin Hotel Belleue Beacon Street Boston, Mass.

1892_6-21-Grace Aug 24006-Osgood-Nichols.jpgJPEG
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Miss Alice Austin for Miss Munroe Concord Mass

1892_6-23-June 6007-Trude copy.jpgJPEG
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Miss Alice Austen. Hotel Bellevue. Beacon Stret. Boston Mass.

1892_6-24-June 10001-ACA forward copy.jpgJPEG
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FORWARDED Miss Alice Anthony To Miss Gertrude Hotel Bellevue Boston Mary

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