Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.232 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Veterans of Andersonville Prison attending Frank Woodbridge Cheney's seventy-sixth birthday party at his home in Manchester

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936

Date1908

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

DescriptionA group of men stand in front of a row of flowering rhododendron bushes. A punch bowl, a large cake, dishes, and a tablecloth are on a table at the left.

Object number1988.133.232

InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-232 / (1832-1909) / frank Woodbridge Cheney's 75th Birthday. / Civil war veterans from Andersonville / Prison came to celebrate. c. 1907"
"negative of / 198-175-9.205NotesSubject Note: Frank Woodbridge Cheney's seventy-sixth birthday party at his home in Manchester, Connecticut was attended by members of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry who were with him in Andersonville Prison. They presented him with a silver loving-cup to commemorate the occassion. While the inscription on the envelope claims that the party was a celebration of Cheney's seventy-fifth birthday in 1907, an article in the Hartford Courant confirms that the party was in 1908 on his seventy-sixth birthday.

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