Mary T. T. Ripley Funeral Invitation
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Mary T. T. Ripley Funeral Invitation (1893)
Overview
A printed invitation to the funeral of Mary T. T. Ripley, dated Friday March 17, 1893, from her former residence in Clifton, Staten Island. The item is a scanned JPEG image (≈1.7 MB) of a physical card, held by the Alice Austen House as part of the Austen Family Papers (MS 1). It is a still‑image representation of a Victorian‑era funeral invitation, created by an unknown printer or publisher.Background
The invitation reflects late‑Victorian social customs in Staten Island and the close-knit networks of the island’s upper‑middle‑class families. It is part of a broader collection of personal correspondence, calling cards, and photography‑related materials that span 1883‑1898. The Alice Austen House museum preserves these artifacts to document the life and work of Elizabeth Alice Austen (1866‑1952), a pioneering photographer from Staten Island. The invitation is a primary source for genealogical, social‑historical, and cultural research on the period.Contents
The scanned image displays the invitation’s text: “You are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of your friend Mary T. T. Ripley from her late residence Clifton Staten Island Friday March Seventeenth at 3 P.M.” The card likely features decorative borders or motifs typical of the era, though the image focuses on the textual content. OCR extraction confirms the wording and dates. The invitation includes the date, time, and location of the funeral, indicating that the ceremony was scheduled for 3 p.m. on March 17, 1893, in Clifton.Scope
This item represents a single funeral invitation from the late 19th century. It is part of the Austen Family Papers, which provide insight into Staten Island’s social life, mourning practices, and the use of printed invitations. The invitation is relevant to researchers studying Victorian social customs, genealogy of Staten Island families, and the broader context of the Austen family’s personal network. The item is held by the Alice Austen House museum in Staten Island, New York.Raw Cheimarros Data
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@date_1866
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1893_3-17-unknown undated 1002-Mary-Ripley-funeral copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
You are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of your friend Mary T. T. Ripley from her late residence Clifton Staten Island Friday March Seventeenth at 3 P.M.
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