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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.114, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
Ruth Cheney (Goodwin)
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.114, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Ruth Cheney (Goodwin)

Subject (American, 1884 - 1952)
Date1902
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 3/4 × 2in. (7 × 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 9/16 × 5 9/16in. (21.7 × 14.1cm)
Classifications(not assigned)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of Ruth Cheney as a young woman. She is wearing a dress or blouse that has a high standing collar with a folded-over decorative edge and puffed sleeves. She is also wearing a large silk bow at her neck. Ruth's hair is pulled up from the temples in a Gibson-style updo. There appears to be a small bow tied at the back of her neck. The photograph is cut in an oval shape and mounted on a piece of cardstock. There is a simple decorative border embossed in the cardstock around the image.
Object number1988.85.114
NotesDate note: "1902" is written on recto. Ruth was the youngest child of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell Cheney. She had eleven older siblings. She married Charles Archibald Goodwin in 1912.
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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.113, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
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Gift of Martha Dewing, 2015.173.47, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Ruth Cheney Goodwin