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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.350, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Frank Cheney, Jr. Playing Baseball in a Skirt
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.350, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Frank Cheney, Jr. Playing Baseball in a Skirt

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of Frank Cheney, Jr. American, 1860 - 1957
Date1890-1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (12.4 × 9.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 5/8in. (12.4 × 9.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFrank Cheney, Jr. stands at one corner of a baseball diamond that is painted on the Big Lawn. He is wearing a skirt and has a sash tied around his waist. He holds a baseball bat in his hands and is swinging to his right, towards the left side of the frame. Behind the diamond there is a group of men and women seiiting on a bench, watching the game. Behind them there are several large evergreen trees.
Object number1988.133.350
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Frank Cheney, Jr. wearing a skirt / and playing baseball on the big lawn / in front of the Knight Dexter Cheney house."
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.351, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.353, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.349, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.352, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr. , 1991.54.44, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Frank Cheney, Jr.
about 1870
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.465, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1895
Gift of Mrs. George W. Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.45, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copy…
Frank Cheney, Jr.
1930 - 1940
The Bear Hunt.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1857-1865