One of Alice Austen's cameras is now on display at the Alice Austen House. Photo by Cynthia Laird

The Alice Austen House is located on Staten Island and boasts a lovely front lawn area. Photo by Cynthia Laird

Gertrude Tate, second from left, wearing white shirt and bowtie, and Alice Austen, third from left, seated, wearing white shirt and bowtie, enjoyed a trip to the Catskills in 1899. Austen made the photo album for Tate. Photo courtesy of Collection, Alice Austen House