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Image Not Available for Cheney Children on the Porch, Fishers Island, New York
Cheney Children on the Porch, Fishers Island, New York
Image Not Available for Cheney Children on the Porch, Fishers Island, New York

Cheney Children on the Porch, Fishers Island, New York

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1906
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
DescriptionA small boy wearing a sailor suit and a broad-brimmed straw hat is sitting on a porch railing. A smaller boy stands beside him holding a teddy bear. A girl in a white dress and hat is at the right. Part of a frame cottage is in the left background.
Object number1988.133.216
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-216 / L to R on the porch at Fisher's Island / Horace Bushnell Cheny, Jr. (1899-1930), / Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-68) and Antoinette / Phelps Cheney (b. 1901) / Bush is wearing a checked sailor suit and straw hat, Steve is holding a teddy bear, and Tony is wearing a white dress and hat." "negative of / 1988-175-9.135"
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    Image Not Available for Cheney Children on the Porch on Fishers Island, New York
    Cheney Children on the Porch on Fishers Island, New York
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1906
    Image Not Available for Antoinette Phelps, Antoinette Phelps Cheney, and Antoinette Dominick on the Porch on Fishers Island, New York
    Antoinette Phelps, Antoinette Phelps Cheney, and Antoinette Dominick on the Porch on Fishers Island, New York
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1906
    Image Not Available for Mary Pierson Cheney and her Children on the Porch, Haversham, Rhode Island
    Mary Pierson Cheney and her Children on the Porch, Haversham, Rhode Island
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1904
    Image Not Available for Mary Pierson Cheney and Infant Stephen Pierson Cheney, possibly at a House on Fisher's Island, New York.
    Mary Pierson Cheney and Infant Stephen Pierson Cheney, possibly at a House on Fisher's Island, New York.
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1904
    Image Not Available for Cottage at Fishers Island, New York
    Cottage at Fishers Island, New York
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1906
    Image Not Available for Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. playing in the surf on Fisher's Island, New York
    Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. playing in the surf on Fisher's Island, New York
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1906
    Image Not Available for Children in Boats By a Dock at Fishers Island
    Children in Boats By a Dock at Fishers Island
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1911
    Image Not Available for Stephen Pierson Cheney Standing on the Porch
    Stephen Pierson Cheney Standing on the Porch
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1906
    Image Not Available for Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Throwing Bean Bags outside the Cottage at Haversham, Rhode Island
    Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Throwing Bean Bags outside the Cottage at Haversham, Rhode Island
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1901
    Image Not Available for Two Children Playing on the Beach at Fishers Island
    Two Children Playing on the Beach at Fishers Island
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1911
    Image Not Available for Bush and Sanky outside the Horace Bushnell Cheney house, Manchester, Connecticut
    Bush and Sanky outside the Horace Bushnell Cheney house, Manchester, Connecticut
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1900-1903
    Image Not Available for Steven Pierson Cheney and David Howell Cheney with Toboggan and Teddy Bear
    Steven Pierson Cheney and David Howell Cheney with Toboggan and Teddy Bear
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1907
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