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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.8, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Un ...
Roger Williams Cheney
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.8, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Roger Williams Cheney

Subject (American, 1907 - 1990)
Date1923 - 1924
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 5/16 × 4 3/16in. (16 × 10.6cm) Mount (height x width): 7 1/16 × 5in. (17.9 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1991.63.8
DescriptionView of Roger Williams Cheney as a teenager, sitting in a rowboat. The photograph is being taken from inside the boat. Roger is sitting with his legs streched out infront of him, toward the camera. He is wearing tall, lace-up boots. Roger's arms are streched out and crossed in front of him, holding onto the end of an oar with each hand. The oars are anchored to the sides of the boat. Roger is wearing a button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a tie that is tucked into the shirt, between buttons. He is also wearing a hat that has a wide, floppy brim. The boat is in a body of water and a tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background on the right.
NotesDate note: A note on verso says "approx 1923 or 1924".

Roger was the second-youngest child of Horace Bushnell Cheney and Mary Pierson Cheney.
Status
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Un ...
Roger Williams Cheney
1909
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.7, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Un ...
Roger Williams Cheney
1942
Knife Box
William Rogers Manufacturing Company
1873-1898
Cased ambrotype of Harriet Newell Rogers Starr and sons
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr
about 1850
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.6, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Un ...
Roger Williams Cheney
1930
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.490, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin ...
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1918
Box
William Rogers Manufacturing Company
1865
Merchant Ships.
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1852-1853
Merchant Ships.
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1852-1853
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.60 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr
March 1863
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.610, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin ...
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1917