Mr. Gladwin's Launch
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1901
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 and four women are seated in a small boat decorated with flags. The sail of another boat is visible at the right. The shoreline is visible in the distance.
Object number1988.133.144
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-144 / View of a boat with small flags strung up one / side, across the top and down the other side. / There is a flag flying from the back of a boat. / MPC's notation 'Mr. Gladwin's Launch' / Group includes Mr. G, Antoinette Phelps, Mary Ensign, Mrs. Dunn, and Mrs. Gladwin." "negative of / 1988-175-7.116"NotesSubject Note: The photograph was taken while the Cheney family was vacationing in Haversham, Rhode Island, in 1901. (Finlay 2/18/2014)Subject Terms
On View
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