Summer Party on the Lawn of "Big Red"
Date1890-1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 7/16 × 2 3/8in. (6.2 × 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 9/16 × 2 11/16in. (6.5 × 6.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 9/16 × 2 11/16in. (6.5 × 6.8cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionSeveral people sit in chairs on a lawn. In front of them another group of people sits on an ornate carpet on the grass. The large, two story house behind all of them is "Big Red", the Frank Woodbridge Cheney house. Included in the image are Frank Woodbridge Cheney, Mary Bushnell (Cheney), Charles Cheney, Ward Cheney, Seth Leslie Cheney, Emily Cheney, and Frank Cheney, Jr.
Object number1988.133.340
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "summer lawn party on the lawn of / 'Big Red' the Frank Woodbridge Cheney / House. / Included in view Frank Woodbridge Cheney, / Mary Bushnell (Cheney), Charles Cheney, Ward / Cheney, Seth Leslie Cheney, Emily / Cheney, and Frank Cheney, Jr."NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.96 (photograph in album)Subject Terms
- Cheney family
- Cheney, Horace Bushnell 1868-1936
- Cheney, Frank Woodbridge, 1832-1909
- Dwellings
- Party
- Cheney, Frank Woodbridge, 1832-1909
- Bushnell, Mary
- Cheney, Charles
- Cheney, Ward, 1875-1900
- Cheney, Emily, 1864-1952
- Cheney, Frank, Jr. 1860-1957
- Glass-plate Negatives
- Negatives
- Graphics Cataloging
- South Manchester
- Manchester
On View
Not on view