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

Cheney Children on the Porch on Fishers Island, New York

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1906
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
DescriptionFour small children dressed in white are seated close together on a bench. One girl has a ribbon bow in her hair. A boy wearing a sailor suit stands beside them. A shingled wall is in the background.
Object number1988.133.218
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-218 / sitting on a bench on the porch of / the cottage on Fisher's Island / From L to R G. F. Dominick III?, Antoinette / Phelps Cheney (b. 1901), Antoinette Dominick, Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-68) / and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. (1899-1930)" "negative of / 1988-175-9.137"
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