John Beattie
SubjectPortrait of
John Beattie
Scottish, 1821 - 1899
PhotographerPhotographed by
William Crooke
Scottish, 1849 - 1928
Datec. 1880-1889
MediumPhotography; Kodak safety film acetate negatives
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest from the Estate of Elizabeth Beattie
DescriptionBlack and white Kodak safety film photographic negative for a photograph taken of a portrait of John Beattie done in Edinburgh, Scotland by W. Crooke, c. 1880s. The original photograph portrait is a three-quarter view seated portrait. Beattie wears a suit, waistcoat, tie, and top hat, he holds and umbrella in one hand, the other rests on his leg.
This negative is a 20th century photograph of a 19th century photograph.
This negative is a 20th century photograph of a 19th century photograph.
Object number2023.17.75
CopyrightPublic Domain
MarkingsMarked on upper edge of negative: "KODAK S AFETY -- FILM"Inscribed(.75-.76) Typed on envelope: “PERSONNEL / Portraits of John and Mary Gay Beattie / made in Edinburgh by W. Crooke of Princess Street. / Mary and John were on a vacation trip / looking into matters of real estate / in Scotland owned by his ancestors. / It was some time in the 1880’s. They / Went over on the new steamship, [error overtyped with capital Xs] / CITY OF NEW YORK of the Inman Line.”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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1890
c. 1909-1918
