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Alice Austen (1866–1952) – pioneering photographer, lifelong Staten Island resident; [4] the MV Alice Austen ferry is named after her; Wallace Berman (1926–1976) – collage artist of the Beat movement; Mathew Brady (1822–1896) – Civil War photographer; moved to Staten Island around 1850 with his wife Julia
View of the Postcards memorial. Postcards is an outdoor sculpture in St. George, Staten Island, New York City, United States.Built in 2004, it is a permanent memorial honoring the 274 Staten Island residents killed in the September 11 attacks of 2001 and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Alice Austen was born Elizabeth Alice Austen on March 17, 1866, in Rosebank, New York to Alice Cornell Austen and Edward Stopford Munn. Her great-great-grandfather, Peter Townsend, was the owner of Sterling Iron Works famous for forging the Hudson River Chain used to thwart British ships during the American Revolutionary War. [2]
Photographs are the best tangible depictions of moments frozen in time. And thanks to current digital technology, anyone can capture a fascinating snapshot and share it with the online world for ...
New housing on Staten Island, 1973. Photo by Arthur Tress. US Navy ships tied up at the home port pier during Fleet Week in 2007. The towns of Staten Island were dissolved in 1898 with the consolidation of the City of Greater New York, as Richmond County became one of the five boroughs of the expanded city. Although consolidated into the City ...
Staten Island Historical Society is an organization devoted to the history of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present day. The Society operates and interpreting Historic Richmond Town , the largest and most comprehensive historic village in New York City .
Mysterious “traffic” signs featuring former President Donald Trump’s silhouetted profile have been popping up around Staten Island, Bay Ridge and other parts of the city, garnering a mix of ...