Gary Saretzky presents "Grant Castner, Trenton Photographer: The Delaware River and Canals, 1890-1920"

Join us for our Heritage Lecture Series featuring Gary Saretzky's presentation "Grant Castner, Trenton Photographer: The Delaware River and Canals, 1890-1920"

Grant Castner (1863–1941), a native of Belvidere, New Jersey, moved to Trenton in about 1885.  He became an active amateur photographer from the 1880s to the 1920s.  In 2019, the New Jersey State Museum acquired more than a thousand of his glass plate negatives and mounted an exhibition of 100 prints, on view from March to September of 2024.  One of the founders of the Trenton Camera Club in 1898, Castner was not a casual snap shooter.  A serious amateur, he photographed extensively in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.  His subject matter included the focus of this lecture: the Delaware River, its tributaries, and the canals on both sides of the river.  Attendees are encouraged to visit the museum and see the entire scope of his work, such as city street scenes, portraits, the Jersey shore, railroads, industry, still life studies, and more.

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Bio:

Gary D. Saretzky, archivist, educator, and photographer, worked as an archivist for more than fifty years at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Educational Testing Service, and the Monmouth County Archives, from which he retired in 2019.  Consulting curator for the 2024 Grant Castner photo exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum,  Saretzky taught the history of photography at Mercer County Community College, 1977-2012, and served as coordinator of the Public History Internship Program for the Rutgers University History Department, 1994-2016.  He has published more than 100 articles and reviews on the history of photography, photographic conservation, and other topics, and lectures regularly throughout New Jersey. Saretzky conducts an online photo book store at http://saretzky.com, which includes his photographs, lecture schedule, and history of photography resources.

About Delaware River Greenway Partnership

This talk, one in a series, open to the public and free of charge, is sponsored by the Delaware River Greenway Partnership (DRGP) about different aspects of the cultural, recreational, and natural heritage of the Delaware River. An environmental nonprofit, DRGP supports the Delaware River Scenic Byway, Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River, Delaware River Water Trail, and Delaware River Heritage Trail.

Thank you to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation of Natural Resources for funding the spring Heritage Lectures.

If you enjoy our programming, please donate https://delawarerivergreenwaypartnership.org/index.php/donate