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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.155, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Cheneys in Ogunquit, Maine
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.155, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Cheneys in Ogunquit, Maine

Subject (American, 1888 - 1965)
Date1899
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 11/16 × 4 3/4in. (9.4 × 12.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/4 × 5 5/16in. (10.8 × 13.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionView of three generations of Cheneys on the porch of a building in Ogunquit, Maine. Harriet Kingsbury Richmond Cheney (1823-1900) is seated in a chair in the middle of the group. Her grandson, George Wells Cheney (1888-1965) is on her left, half-sitting on the arm of the chair. The couple standing behind the chair are Harriet's son, George Herbert Cheney (1861-1929) and his wife, Isabel Bartlett (1868-1938). Isabel and Herbert are GW's aunt and uncle.

The photograph is mounted on a piece of cardstock. The edges of the mount are beveled and gilded.
Object number1991.54.155
NotesDate note: Inscription on verso says 1899. Harriet Kingsbury Richmond married George Wells Cheney (1825-1893). They had three sons, Wells Wadsworth, Louis Richmond, and George Herbert. Wells married Lucy Compton Street and had George Wells Cheney (1888-1965).
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George Wells Cheney Sr.
1945 - 1951
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Unknown
1880-1885
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Knight Dexter Cheney II
about 1887
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Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1895
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George Wells Cheney Sr.
about 1928
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Harriet Bowen Cheney Cowles
about 1884