Cabinet Card Photo Alice Fox Gerster Austen Hoppin Dr Riggs NYC George Rockwood

This cabinet card comes from the New York Gerster / Fox estate. This photo is of ALICE FOX GERSTER (1885-1971), her brother AUSTEN HOPPIN FOX (1877-1946), and their cousin AUSTEN FOX RIGGS (1876-1940) This photo is not identified on the back, but matches known photos of these children. (I am not positive which boy is which). This stunning image is in landscape format and features young Alice between her brother and cousin, leaning on one of their shoulders. She is adorned in lace, and the other boy has a polka dot die and looks away from the camera. The photographer of this image: Rockwood, 1440 Broadway, NY New York (although from the same photo session as others that hae a 17 Union Square address on them *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. *Alice Fox (1885-1971) & 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) *Their cousin Austen Fox Riggs (1876-1940) was the son of Austen George Fox's sister Rebecca Fox Riggs and Benjamin C Riggs. He was a pioneer in the field of psychiatry and founder of the Austen Riggs Center. *Alice would marry John Carl Arpad Gerster (1881-1874), one of the founders of The American Cancer Society Antique photograph. Note the board does have a slight curl. Please see all photos for details.