Picnic on Falkner Island
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Gay Beattie
Irish, 1844 - 1928
SubjectPortrait of
Louise Kellogg Mortimore
American, born 1868
SubjectPortrait of
Dr. Fairfield Mortimore
American, 1853 - 1943
SubjectPortrait of
Mildred Beattie
American, 1900 - 1980
SubjectPortrait of
Margaret V. Beattie
1874 - 1963
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Malcolm Beattie
American, 1904 - 1990
SubjectPortrait of
Harold John Beattie
American, 1901 - 1951
SubjectPortrait of
Robert Beattie
American, 1898 - 1992
Date1905
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 15/16 × 3 15/16in. (12.6 × 10cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest from the Estate of Elizabeth Beattie
DescriptionBlack and white group portrait photograph of members of the Beattie family and friends picnicking on Falkner Island, 1905. The group is posed on wooden beams surrounded by granite in two rows, those in the back stand while the front row is seated. A derrick is visible in the background.
The names of the party have been inscribed on the reverse of the photograph. In the back row, standing, are [Left to Right] an unidentified woman, Katherine Gay, Grace Troop, unidentified woman, Mary G. Beattie, Louise K. Mortimore, and Dr. Fairfield Mortimore. The front row have been identified as [Left to Right] Mildred V. Beattie, Mrs. Peter Beattie, Philip Malcolm Beattie, Harold J. Beattie, Tom Beattie, Robert Beattie, and William Riley. The men are dressed in suits, some of the women wear white or light colored dresses while others wear white shirtwaists with long skirts, the young children are dressed in white.
The names of the party have been inscribed on the reverse of the photograph. In the back row, standing, are [Left to Right] an unidentified woman, Katherine Gay, Grace Troop, unidentified woman, Mary G. Beattie, Louise K. Mortimore, and Dr. Fairfield Mortimore. The front row have been identified as [Left to Right] Mildred V. Beattie, Mrs. Peter Beattie, Philip Malcolm Beattie, Harold J. Beattie, Tom Beattie, Robert Beattie, and William Riley. The men are dressed in suits, some of the women wear white or light colored dresses while others wear white shirtwaists with long skirts, the young children are dressed in white.
Object number2023.17.96
CopyrightPublic Domain
InscribedHandwritten on reverse of photograph in black ink: “FALKNERS ISLAND / PICNIC 1905 / 1- ? / 2- KATHERINE GAY / 3 GRACE TROOP / 4 ? / 5- MARY G. BEATTIE (GRANDMA) / 6 LOUISE K. MORTIMORE / 7- DR FAIRFIELD MORTIMORE / FRONT ROW. MILDRED V. BEATTIE / MRS PETER BEATTIE / PHILIP MALCOLM BEATTIE 2 yrs old / HAROLD J. BEATTIE (WHITE) / TOM BEATTIE / ROBERT BEATTIE / WILLIAM RILEY”NotesSubject Note: John Beattie's granite quarry, situated in Guilford on the Long Island Sound, was well-positioned to distribute granite via a fleet of schooners to locations in Connecticut and New York. Notably, granite from Beattie's quarry was used in the pedestal at the base of the Statue of Liberty.The quarry operated from 1869, when Scottish immigrant Beattie purchased 400 acres of land on Leetes Island, until about 1918, when Beattie's sons closed up shop 20 years after his death. At its height, the quarry employed 700 people, many of them immigrants from Scotland, Ireland, England, Finland, Sweden, and Italy.
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1905-1906
1890-1918
1890-1918
