Alice Austen Envelope Collection, 1898
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Alice Austen Envelope Collection, 1898
Overview
The Alice Austen Envelope Collection, 1898 is a digitized assemblage of five postal envelopes addressed to Elizabeth Alice Austen, the pioneering Staten Island photographer. The collection consists of high‑resolution JPG scans of the envelopes and their reverse sides, each annotated with OCR‑extracted text. The items were produced in 1898 and capture the postal routes and social geography of late‑Victorian New York.Background
Alice Austen (1866‑1952) was a prominent photographer and socialite whose correspondence network spanned the upper‑middle‑class communities of Staten Island, the Bronx, and upstate New York. The envelopes were collected by the Alice Austen House Museum and digitized as part of the Austen Family Papers (MS1). They illustrate the everyday logistics of Austen’s personal and professional life, including the distribution of her photographic work and the maintenance of social ties.Contents
- Envelope 001 – “Miss Alice Austen, Rosebank P.O., Staten Island, New York.” Postmark: 10 / 5 / 94. Reverse: “ROSE BANCKIN.Y., UNION 1898 RECD. 50+ 10/5/94 Portf 12.”
- Envelope 004 – “Bronxville N.Y., Jul 4 6‑PM '98.” Reverse: “BRONXVILLE N.Y. JUL 4 6‑PM '98 Miss Alice Austin Racebank, Staten Island N.Y.”
- Envelope 011 – “Miss Alice Austin, Rosendale P.O., Slaten Galand, New York.” Postmark: 7‑3‑86. Reverse: “25+ 10/37/94 Ref 12 ROSEBAY N.Y. RECEIVED BY B.M. N.Y.”
- Envelope 013 – “Miss L. A. Austen, Rosebank, Staten Island, N.Y.” Reverse: “+ 0.5 10/5/94 10/4/12.”
- Envelope 001 (duplicate) – A second scan of Envelope 001, providing a clearer view of the front and back.
The images reveal Victorian‑era envelope styles, postmarks, and handwritten addresses, offering a tangible record of Austen’s communication network.
Scope
The collection covers five envelopes dated 1898, with postmarks ranging from 1894 to 1898. Geographic focus includes Staten Island (Rosebank, Racebank), Bronxville, Rosendale, and Bolton Landing. The items are limited to physical envelopes; no associated correspondence or photographs are included. The collection thus provides a focused snapshot of Austen’s postal interactions during a formative period of her career.Raw Cheimarros Data
@alice_austen:person {full_name: "Elizabeth Alice Austen", birth: @date_1866, death: @date_1952, occupation: "photographer", residence: @staten_island}
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@rosebank:place {city: @staten_island, state: @new_york}
@bronxville:place {state: @new_york}
@bolton_landing:place {state: @new_york}
@rosendale:place {city: @staten_island, state: @new_york}
@rosebay:place {state: @new_york}
@envelope_001:document {recipient: @alice_austen, location: @rosebank, year: @date_1898, postmark_date: @date_1894_10_05}
@envelope_011:document {recipient: @alice_austen, location: @rosendale, year: @date_1898, note: "Postmark shows 7-3-86"}
@envelope_013:document {recipient: @alice_austen, location: @rosebank, year: @date_1898, postmark_date: @date_1894_10_05}
@envelope_004:document {recipient: @alice_austen, location: @bronxville, year: @date_1898, postmark_date: @date_1898_07_04, time: "6-PM"}
@alice_austen_envelope_collection -> contains -> @envelope_001
@alice_austen_envelope_collection -> contains -> @envelope_011
@alice_austen_envelope_collection -> contains -> @envelope_013
@alice_austen_envelope_collection -> contains -> @envelope_004
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@file_1898_7_2_envelope011_trude_copy_jpg -> documents -> @envelope_011
@file_1898_7_26_envelope013_strong_copy_jpg -> documents -> @envelope_013
@file_1898_7_4_envelope004_copy_daisy_jpg -> documents -> @envelope_004
@date_1866
@date_1952
@date_1898
@date_1894_10_05
@date_1898_07_04Metadata
Files (8)
1898_3-22-1898 March 6005-jewett-collins copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
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1898_6-21-envelope001-Bolton-Landing-Trude copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Miss Alice Austen Rosebank P.O. Staten Island New York
1898_6-21-envelope001back-Trude copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
ROSE BANCKIN.Y. UNION 1898 RECD. 50+ 10/5/94 Portf 12
1898_7-2-envelope011-Trude copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Miss Alice Austin Rosendale P.O. Slaten Galand New York
1898_7-2-envelope011back-Trude copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
25+ 10/37/94 Ref 12 ROSEBAY N.Y. RECEIVED BY B.M. N.Y. 7-3-86
1898_7-26-envelope013-Strong copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
Miss L. A. Austen Rosebank. Staten Island. N.Y.
1898_7-26-envelope013back-Strong copy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
+ 0.5 10/5/94 10/4/12
1898_7-4-envelope004 copy-Daisy.jpgJPEG
OCR Text
BRONXVILLE N.Y. JUL 4 6-PM '98 Miss Alice Austin Racebank, Staten Island N.Y.
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