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Image Not Available for Cheney Children Jumping Rope on the Horace Bushnell Cheney Porch, Manchester
Cheney Children Jumping Rope on the Horace Bushnell Cheney Porch, Manchester
Image Not Available for Cheney Children Jumping Rope on the Horace Bushnell Cheney Porch, Manchester

Cheney Children Jumping Rope on the Horace Bushnell Cheney Porch, 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.The boy wears short pants, a jacket, and a cap. The girls wear dresses with short skirts and what appear to be berets. An infant is seated in a baby carriage on the grassy lawn below the porch. Two other small children wearing coats and hats stand beside the carriage. A large wooden bench is in the right background. A large picture window with an awning is in the left background.
Object number1988.133.90
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 on the ground below with unid. boy and girl standing beside him. c.1910"
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