en ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁honor ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁Alice ▁Aust en ▁Day . ▁She ▁said : ▁" I ▁am ▁happy ▁that ▁what ▁was ▁once ▁so ▁much ▁pleasure ▁for ▁me ▁turns ▁out ▁now ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁pleasure ▁for ▁other ▁people ." ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁Aust en ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁lived ▁the ▁next ▁eight ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁n urs ing ▁home , ▁where ▁she ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁The ▁Society ▁arranged ▁for ▁her ▁fun eral ▁and ▁ ▁she ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Aust en ▁family ▁plot ▁in ▁the ▁Mor av ian ▁C emetery ▁at ▁New ▁Dor p , ▁St aten ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁Alice ▁Aust en ▁Collection ▁The ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Historical ▁Society ▁at ▁Historic ▁Richmond ▁Town ▁claims ▁it ▁own s ▁over ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁original ▁items ▁( glass ▁plate ▁neg atives , ▁film ▁base ▁neg atives , ▁and ▁original ▁prints ) ▁by ▁Aust en , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁retain ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁license ▁images ▁in ▁their ▁collection . ▁This ▁collection ▁is ▁catalog ed , ▁digit ized , ▁and ▁stored ▁in ▁an ▁arch ival ▁manner ▁at ▁Historic ▁Richmond ▁Town . ▁The ▁collection ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁study ▁by ▁appointment ▁and ▁high - quality ▁images ▁are ▁made ▁available ▁upon ▁request . ▁The ▁Alice ▁Aust en ▁House ▁Museum ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁photograph s , ▁with ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁resource ▁room , ▁which ▁is ▁open ▁to