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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.350, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Frank Cheney, Jr. Playing Baseball in a Skirt
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.350, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Frank Cheney, Jr. Playing Baseball in a Skirt

Photographer (American, 1868 - 1936)
Date1890-1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (12.4 × 9.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (12.4 × 9.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFrank Cheney, Jr. stands at one corner of a baseball diamond that is painted on the Big Lawn. He is wearing a skirt and has a sash tied around his waist. He holds a baseball bat in his hands and is swinging to his right, towards the left side of the frame. Behind the diamond there is a group of men and women seiiting on a bench, watching the game. Behind them there are several large evergreen trees.
Object number1988.133.350
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.351, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.353, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.349, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr. , 1991.54.44, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Richard S. DeLamater
about 1870
The Bear Hunt.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1857-1865
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.352, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900