Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.500, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin ...

View of People Sledding in Montreal, Canada

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. (American, 1868 - 1936)

Dateabout 1918

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 4 9/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.6 × 8.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams

Object number1988.133.500

DescriptionView of two sleds on a sledding track. There are three lanes, seperated by rows of ice or snow. There is one person on the sled to the left, lying down, and two people on the sled to the right. There is a large mound of snow to the right of the track. To the right of that is a stone wall and above it, a large building. Behind the people on sleds, the track slopes upwards to a starting point. There are arches over the slide portion of the track, in the background. Also in the bacground, to the right of the track, is a large hill. There are a few buildings on it and a row of utility poles spaced along its slope.

NotesNegative of 1991.63.45.46 (photograph in album)

Status

Not on view