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Image Not Available for Children Sledding outside the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut
Children Sledding outside the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut
Image Not Available for Children Sledding outside the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut

Children Sledding outside the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut

Date1906-1907
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionAt the left, small girls and boys are seated on toboggans. At the right, two small boys lie on sleds. A man and an older boy crouch behind them. All wear winter clothing. The sleds are poised at the top of a snow covered slope. A large shingled frame house with porches and louvered shutters is in the background.
Object number1988.133.122
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-122 / Group outside of the Horace Bushnell Cheney / house in the snow on sleds / L to R / Laura Cheney (1901-1990), Helen Cheney (1903-58), Antoinette / Phelps Cheney (b. 1901), Helen Bayne (1896-1984), Howell / Cheney (1870-1957), Stuart Bell Raphael Cheney (1903-67), Steven Pierson Cheney (1903-68), Elizabeth Cheney / Bayne (b. 1898), Knight Cheney Cowles (1892-1970), / Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. (1899-1930)" "negative of / 1988-175-6.32"NotesSubject Note: The Horace Bushnell Cheney house was located at 78 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut.
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