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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.216 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cheney Children on the Porch, Fishers Island, New York
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.216 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

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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