"Turpentine," or, A Man and Woman Dancing Outdoors
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1890-1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2 1/2in. (6.4 × 6.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/8 × 3in. (7.3 × 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/8 × 3in. (7.3 × 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA man and a woman appear to be dancing or making funny movements in front of the porch of a house, while a group of men and women stand on the porch watching. The shadow of the photographer can be seen in the bottom right corner of the image.
Object number1988.133.324
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "'Turpentine' - Looks like a man and woman / dancing outdoors beside a porch."NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.42 (photograph in album)Cataloging worksheet in object file records the title as: "'Serpentine' - group of people / in a line dancing"
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Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1901
