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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.162 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. with his great aunt, Antoinette Phelps
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.162 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. with his great aunt, Antoinette Phelps

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1899
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
DescriptionAn elderly woman is seated leaning back in a chair with her eyes closed, apparently asleep. A baby in a white gown is sitting on her lap.
Object number1988.133.162
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-162 / view of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. / (1899-1930) sitting on the lap of his great- / aunt Antoinette Phelps, called Grandma Phelps / because she raised his mother. December, 1899" "negative of / 1988-175-4.144"NotesSubject Note: The photograph was probably taken either at the Horace Bushnell Cheney house in Manchester, Connecticut, or at Antoinette Phelps's house in Hartford. (Finlay 2/20/2014)
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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.67 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mary Pierson Cheney sledding with her Children, Roger Williams Cheney, David Howell Cheney, Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Stephen Pierson Cheney, and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., in Manchester, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1908-1909
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.119 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Beside Infant Stephen Pierson Cheney's Crib
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1903
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.109 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. and his Mother, Mary Pierson Cheney
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.83 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Laura Cheney, and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Sitting by a Reflector Oven in the Family Home in Marlborough, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.126 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., and Stephen Pierson Cheney Playing in the Surf, probably at Haversham, Rhode Island
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1907
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.47 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. in bed with the mumps
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.207 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Swimming at Haversham, Rhode Island
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1904
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.222 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. playing in the surf on Fisher's Island, New York
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.210 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Stephen Pierson with his Grandchildren, Stephen Pierson Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney on the Porch of the Cheney Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1905
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.217 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps, Antoinette Phelps Cheney, and Antoinette Dominick on the Porch on Fishers Island, New York
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.116 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Marion Cheney, Ann Kimberly Cheney, Laura Cheney Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., Ward Cheney, and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Playing Outside the Frank Woodbridge Cheney House in Manchester, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1904
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.76 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Stephen Pierson Cheney, Roger Williams Cheney, and Mary Pierson Cheney in an Automobile, Manchester, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1909
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