Cheney Hall, Manchester

Dateearly 20th century

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 3 1/4in. (7.6 x 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 3 1/4in. (7.6 x 8.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mary April Blackburn Hill

DescriptionLeafless trees line the street in front of a brick Victorian community hall. There is snow on the ground and in the road.

Object number2010.459.4

MarkingsOn paper label on verso of photograph, in black ink, "CHENEY HALL"InscribedOn verso, lower right, in white pencil, "2010.459.4"NotesSubject Note: Cheney Hall was designed by Hammatt Billings in 1865 and was built by the Cheney Brothers as a theater and a community cultural center for the employees in their silk manufacturing business.

Photographs were removed from album 2010.459.1.1-.618 before album was aquired by the Connecticut Historical Society. (Krzeminski 3/10/2011)

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