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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.187 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cheney Children at Marlborough Lake
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.187 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Cheney Children at Marlborough Lake

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 x 4in. (12.7 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionThree children wearing bathing suits are in the water at the food of a rocky slope. A fourth child is on raft farther out in the lake. Another person, apparently a woman, is seated at the far right.
Object number1988.133.187
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-187 / Three of Horace Bushnell Cheney and Mary / Pierson Cheney's children playing in the water at / Marlborough Lake (Lake Terramuggus), Fourth child is on the dock. c. 1909" "negative of / 1988-175-8.69"
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