Group Photograph Including Louis Richmond Cheney and Frank Cheney, Jr.
SubjectPortrait of
Colonel Louis Richmond Cheney
(American, 1859 - 1944)
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Alice Robinson
(American, 1856 - 1926)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 3/16 × 7 7/16in. (13.2 × 18.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 3/4 × 9 5/8in. (19.7 × 24.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
Object number1991.54.163
DescriptionView of three men and two women sitting in two rows outdoors in a patch of grass. Louis Richmond Cheney (1859-1944) is sitting in the back row, next to an unidentified woman that could be his wife, Mary Alice Robinson (1856-1926). In the front row there is an unidentified man wearing a pair of pince-nez glasses. There is a hat sitting upside down on the ground by his feet. To his right is an unidentified woman and to the right of her is Frank Cheney, Jr., who is petting a dog. There are tall weeds and grasses in the background.
The photograph is mounted on a thick piece of cardstock that is cream colored on the front and brown on the back.
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1890's. The photograph is mounted on a thick piece of cardstock that is cream colored on the front and brown on the back.
Louis Richmond Cheney and Mary Alice Robinson were married in 1890.
Status
Not on view
George Wells Cheney Sr.
1904 - 1910
about 1885
Unknown