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Alice Austen Envelopes Collection

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Description

Alice Austen Envelopes Collection

Overview

The Alice Austen Envelopes Collection is a digitized assemblage of postal envelopes addressed to Elizabeth Alice Austen, a pioneering American photographer from Staten Island, New York. Created on 10 September 1894, the collection is housed at the Alice Austen House Museum and consists of scanned images of Victorian‑era envelopes that illuminate Austen’s personal correspondence network.

Background

Elizabeth Alice Austen (1866‑1952) was a prominent photographer and social figure in late‑19th‑century Staten Island. Her correspondence, preserved in the Austen Family Papers (MS1), offers insight into her social and professional life. The envelope collection reflects Victorian postal practices and the geographic reach of Austen’s contacts, including correspondence from as far as Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming.

Contents

The collection contains a series of scanned envelopes rendered as JPEG images. A representative item, “Envelope 1894 09 1001,” is a butterball copy dated 10 September 1894, sent by Miss E. A. Austen of Rosebank, Richmond County, NY, to Alice Austen. The return address is ASH & HENDERSON in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, and the envelope’s text includes a delivery deadline and return instructions. Metadata accompanying each scan records sender, recipient, date, and locations, providing a comprehensive view of Austen’s postal network.

Scope

The collection focuses on envelopes dated to 1894, with geographic references to Richmond County, NY, and Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming. It covers personal correspondence, social history, and postal history within the Victorian era. The materials are in English and form part of the broader Austen Family Papers at the Alice Austen House Museum.

Raw Cheimarros Data

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

@alice_austen_house:organization {name: "Alice Austen House Museum", location: @richmond_county_ny}

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

@mammoth_hot_springs_wyoming:place {state: @wyoming, country: @united_states}

@rosebank:place {county: @richmond_county_ny}

@miss_e_a_austen:person {full_name: "E. A. Austen", gender: "female", title: "Miss"}

@ash_henderson:organization {name: "ASH & HENDERSON"}

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@envelope_1894_09_1001 -> addressed to -> @alice_austen

@envelope_1894_09_1001 -> sent by -> @miss_e_a_austen

@envelope_1894_09_1001 -> return address -> @ash_henderson {location: @mammoth_hot_springs_wyoming}

@file_pinax -> documents -> @alice_austen_envelopes_collection

@file_1894_9_sept_1001_butterball_copy_jpg -> image of -> @envelope_1894_09_1001

Metadata

Title
Alice Austen Envelopes Collection
Type
Collection
Creator
Alice Austen
Institution
Alice Austen House
Created
1894-09-10
Language
en
Subjects
Correspondence, Envelopes, Postal history, Victorian era, Social history
Place
Richmond County, NY, Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming
Source
PINAX

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OCR Text

Return to ASH & HENDERSON, MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming, If not delivered within __________ days. Miss E. A Austen Rosebank Richmond County N.Y.

Version History (4 versions)

  • ✓ v4 (current) · 12/9/2025, 9:50:34 PM
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  • v2 · 12/9/2025, 7:54:33 PM · View this version
    "Added PINAX metadata"
  • v1 · 12/9/2025, 7:36:11 PM · View this version
    "Reorganization group: Envelopes"

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