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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.237  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Children playing with leaves
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.237 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Children playing with leaves

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1913
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
DescriptionTwo small children are playing on the ground in front of a bush while a third child watches from the side.
Object number1988.133.237
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-237 / View of two children squatting in front / of a bush playing with leaves on the / ground. A third child off to the left / is watching. c. 1913"
"negative of / 1988-175-10.14"
NotesSubject Note: The photograph may have been taken at the Cheney home in Manchester, Connecticut. Some of the bushes appear to be rhododendron bushes and there were many rhododendrons on the Cheney property in Manchester.
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