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Image Not Available for Laura Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney in a Snow Cave on the Great Lawn in Manchester
Laura Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney in a Snow Cave on the Great Lawn in Manchester
Image Not Available for Laura Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney in a Snow Cave on the Great Lawn in Manchester

Laura Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney in a Snow Cave on the Great Lawn in Manchester

Date1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 4 1/8in. (7.9 x 10.5cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionTwo girls wear heavy winter clothing, including knit hats and sweaters sitting on the ground in front of a large pile of snow. One girl holds a hoe across her body and is looking off into the distance. A large house and leafless trees are in the background.

Object number1988.133.92
InscribedOn envelope, in pencil, "Laura Cheney (1901-1990) lying on her stomach in a snow cave with Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901) sitting beside it to the right holding a hoe. They are on the great lawn."
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