Cheney Children and Friends on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1904-1905
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
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"Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewHorace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1900-1901