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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.80 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mary Pierson Cheney with her Family Swimming at Lake Terramuggus, Marlborough, Connecticut
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.80 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mary Pierson Cheney with her Family Swimming at Lake Terramuggus, Marlborough, Connecticut

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA small boy and girl are playing with toy boats at the edge of a lake. An older boy and two women are in deeper water in the background. All five people wear bathing costumes. The women and girl wear bathing caps.
Object number1988.133.80
InscribedOn envelope, in pencil, "Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-1965), and Antionette Phelps (b. 1901) playing with boats by the egde of Lake Terramuggus (Marlborough Pond) beside a rock. Mary C.O. Pierson (Cheney), an unidentified woman and Horace Bushnell Cheny, Jr. (1899-1930) are in the water up to their shoulders. c.1900 "
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