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Image Not Available for Children Jumping Rope on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House in Manchester
Children Jumping Rope on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House in Manchester
Image Not Available for Children Jumping Rope on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House in Manchester

Children Jumping Rope on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House in Manchester

Date1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionThree girls and a boy are jumping rope on the porch of a large, shingled house. An infant is seated in a baby carriage on the grassy lawn below the porch. The boy wears short pants, a jacket, and a cap. The girls wear dresses with short skirts and what appear to be berets. A large wooden bench is in the left background. A large picture window with an awning is in the right background.
Object number1988.133.89
InscribedOn envelope, in pencil, "L to R: Laura Cheney (1901-1990), Marion Cheney (1897-975), Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901) and Ward Cheney (1899-1963) jumping rope on the porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney house. Roger Williams Cheney (1907-1990) is seated in his carriage on the ground below. c.1910"
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