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Image Not Available for Cheney Children and Friends on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut
Cheney Children and Friends on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut
Image Not Available for Cheney Children and Friends on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut

Cheney Children and Friends on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut

Date1904-1905
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionSix little boys and girls are sitting on the lowest step of a broad porch. All of the children wear hats. One girl is holding a doll, another is holding a book. A toy horse and cart and a toy wheelbarrow are on the ground in front of them. A wicker chair, a rocking chair, and a child's chair are on the porch in the background.
Object number1988.133.148
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-148 / Sitting on the steps of the Horace Bushnell / Cheney house in So. Manchester. / L to R / Ann Kimberly Cheney (1899-1906), Antoinette Phelps / Cheney (b. 1901), Margaret 'Peggy' Parsons, / Horace Bushnell Cheney, jr. (1899-1930) and / John Parsons / Ann is holding a book, Peggy a doll, around them / is a toy horse and carriage and small / wheelbarrow" "1988-175-7.133"
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