Top of Hurricane
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Cheney
(American, 1868 - 1937)
SubjectPortrait of
Harriet Bowen Cheney
(American, 1867 - 1938)
Dateabout 1894
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 13/16 × 4 11/16in. (9.7 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/8 × 4 11/16in. (9.8 × 11.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.331
DescriptionTen young adults sit on top of a cluster of large boulders. One young woman drinks out of a canteen. A short-haired dog walks across in front of the group. They are sitting at the top of Hurricane Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains of Keene Valley, New York. Helen Cheney (Bayne) and Harriet Bowen Cheney (Cowles) are both in the image.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.74 & .75 (photographs in album)Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1920
