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Old Pierce Arrow Automobile
Image Not Available for Old Pierce Arrow Automobile

Old Pierce Arrow Automobile

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1908-1909
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 man with a white beard and mustache is seated in the driver's seat of an open automobile. A small boy is seated beside him. A girl, another man, and two other children are seated in the back seat. The car is on a paved drive in front of a brick house with a grassy lawn in the foreground.
Object number1988.133.130
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-130 / 'Old Pierce Arrow' automobile with / Mr. Foley and David Howell Cheney (b. 1904) / in the front seat, Stephen Pierson Cheney / (1903-68) in the center, Antoinette Phelps / Cheney (b. 1901) and prob. Frank Woodbridge / Cheney (1882-1909). The car is parked outside / of a brick house." "negative of 1988-175-6.64"
Subject Terms
    On View
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    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1905
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    William G. Dudley
    1916-1927
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    Fredi Washington
    1930-1940
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    William G. Dudley
    1906
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    May Being Driven in a Swiss Car
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    probably 1911
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    1915
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    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1909
    Image Not Available for Stephen Pierson with his Grandchildren, Stephen Pierson Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney on the Porch of the Cheney Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut
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    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1905
    Image Not Available for Three Automobiles Parked beside the Road
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    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1909
    Image Not Available for Judge and Mrs. William Hamersley with an Automobile
    Judge and Mrs. William Hamersley with an Automobile
    Unknown
    1918
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