An Ensign Family Clambake
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
Date1901
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.145
DescriptionA man wearing a hat is kneeling beside a large pile of seaweed. Handles protruding from the seaweed probably belong to rakes or shovels. Additional men and women stand looking on. The women wear shirtwaists and straw hats. One man is bald. One man sits on what appears to be a rail fence. A field or meadow and a body of water are in the background.
NotesSubject Note: The photograph was taken while the Cheney family was vacationing in Haversham, Rhode Island, in 1901. (Finlay 2/18/2014)Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1895
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1900
