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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.351, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Frank Cheney, Jr. Playing Baseball in a Skirt
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.351, 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): 3 3/4 × 4 13/16in. (9.5 × 12.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 13/16in. (9.5 × 12.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFrank Cheney, Jr. stands, wearing a skirt, at home base. He is wearing a hat and holds a baseball bat up over his left shoulder, poised to hit the ball. A few people sit on a bench behind him. Behind them there is a row of large evergreens and a group of people sitting in a wagon with large wheels.
Object number1988.133.351
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"NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.116 (photograph in album)
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