Antoinette, Laura, and Helen Cheney Dancing in a Row
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (10.5 x 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionThree girls wearing short white dresses, white stockings, and white caps, stand in a row on a grassy lawn. They are holding hands and appear to be dancing. Flowering shrubs, probably rhododendrons, are in the background.
Object number1988.133.251
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-251" "View of Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901), Laura Cheney (1901-90) and Helen Cheney / rehersing [sic] a dance. They are standing in / a row, holding hands with their left / feet pointed in front. c. 1914" "negative of / 1988-175-10.46"NotesSubject Note: The photograph was probably taken on the Great Lawn behind the Cheney homes on Forest Street in Manchester, Connecticut.On View
Not on viewHorace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1909