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"On View
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