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B+W lantern slide of Irish immigrants, children at play, on deck of a ship, n.p. (U.K.), 1898.
Photograph
Black-and-white lantern slide of Irish immigrants, children at play, on deck of a ship, no place (United Kingdom), 1898.
Photograph attributed by dealer to English photographer Alfred Lindridge along with description and date.
A view of three girls and a boy playing ring toss. None have been identified.
3-1/4" square glass mount with usual black paper edges; image 2-3/8" high x 2-7/8" wide. No markings on item.
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The vessel that these passengers are on likely sailed to New York, but unknown if it was a steamship line that docked in Hoboken. They may have been processed as immigrants at Ellis Island.
The photograph may be considered useful as a typical ship board scene of the era.
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photography / photographic / glass slide / ocean liner / passenger ship / immigration / emigration
2014.034.0003
2014.034
Purchase
Purchase
Museum Collections.
Lindridge, Alfred
1898
United Kingdom
Notes: Exhibition 2014: Hoboken, Ellis Island, and the Immigrant Experience, 1892-1924 ---- No biography or other reliable information about Lindridge has been found. ---- According to dealer source, this image has not been published. Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-06-26