Nurse Polly Cullen holding Hannah Latimer Cheney
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1912-1913
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
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a young woman standing outside, wearing an apron and holding an infant wearing a gown and cap.
Object number1988.133.299
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "nurse Polly Cullen holding / Hannah Latimer Cheney (Williams)"NotesSubject Note: Mary (Polly) Cullen was born in Scotland about 1884. She immigrated to the United States about 1911, the year before Hannah Latimer Cheney was born. She was still a servant in the Cheney household in 1920, but does not appear in the household in the 1930 Federal Census.Subject Terms
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