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Image Not Available for Cheney Family on the porch of the Cheney Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut
Cheney Family on the porch of the Cheney Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut
Image Not Available for Cheney Family on the porch of the Cheney Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut

Cheney Family on the porch of the Cheney Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut

Date1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionAn elderly man and a small girl are seated in a folding canvas chair at the left. A woman is seated in the opposite corner, surrounded by three boys and a girl. The girl and a small boy hold bowls in their laps and there is a metal basin on the floor.
Object number1988.133.277
MarkingsOn tape, on upper right corner of negative, in pencil, "# / 3"InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "19880133-277" / "L to R on porch of the family vacation home in Marlborough, CT c. 1905 / Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901), Stephen / Pierson, Marion Cheney (1897-1975), Horace / Bushnell Cheney, Jr. j(1899-1980), Stephen / Pierson Cheney (1903-68), Mary Pierson / (Cheney) and Ward Cheney (1899-63) / Marion and Steve have bowls on their laps." "negative of / 1988-175-9.154"NotesSubject Note: The date of 1908 is based on the apparent ages of the children. (Finlay 1/30/2014)
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