Cabinet Card Photo Alice Fox Gerster NYC George Rockwood Lattice Window & Ivy

Description: This cabinet card comes from the New York Gerster / Fox estate. Please check my other listings for more Cabinet Cards from this estate! This photo is of ALICE FOX GERSTER (1885-1971) This photo is not identified on the back, but matches known photos of these children, and appears to be taken the same day as a photo that is dated May 1884.This beautiful image features a very young Alice in a white gown with eyelet lace. She is seated on a window frame with a slightly ajar lattice window behind her, and ivy growth along the wall to her side. The photographer of this image: Rockwood, 17 Union Square NY *Rockwood studio was run by George G. Rockwood, who popularized the carte de viste (CDV) in America), and his brother Elihu R. Rockwood, a famous war photographer. They photographed the elite society of New York City in this era, including movie stars, politicians, and other rich and famous individuals.*Employed with them as well for some time was William Kurtz, pioneer of halftone printing of color photographs. {Note that some of the cabinet cards that I have obtained from the Gerster/Fox estate are by Kurtz, and are available in my other listings.} *Alice Fox (1885-1971) {birth date appears to be incorrect as there is a baby photo of the girl dated 1884} & brother Austen Hoppin Fox (1877-1946) were the children of the affluent New York lawyer Austen George Fox (1849-1937) and Alice Hoppin Fox (1857-1933)*Alice would marry John Carl Arpad Gerster (1881-1874), one of the founders of The American Cancer Society, originally American Society for the Control of Cancer, which was first headquartered at his childhood home, 34 E 75th St NYC. {See my other listings for Gerster family photos} Antique photograph. Note the board does have a slight curl. Please see all photos for details. Inv: B

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Glastonbury, Connecticut

End Time: 2025-01-23T19:42:51.000Z

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