Cheney Brothers Mills and Train Tracks
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
Date1910-1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 5/8in. (9.5 × 11.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/8 × 4 7/8in. (9.8 × 12.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.545
DescriptionView from above of Cheney Brothers Mills next to train tracks. On the left there are three large, rectangular mill buildings standing next to each other. A railroad track runs directly in front of the buildings. There are utility poles along the track, mostly on the far side of it. The ones on the far side are connected together with wires or cables. On the far right there is a dirt road that interesects with the railroad tracks in the foreground. The other end of the road disappears into a thick clump of trees.
NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, the railroad tracks are "the railroad tracks of the Cheney Brothers Silk Mills".Status
Not on view
