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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.380, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Victory Garden at Frank Dexter Cheney House
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.380, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined.

Victory Garden at Frank Dexter Cheney House

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/8 × 4 1/8in. (7.9 × 10.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 × 4 7/16in. (8.6 × 11.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of a large garden in front of Frank Dexter Cheney's three story house. The plants in the garden have lots of leaves and are growing close togther. The house has a portico, and there are a few pieces of outdoor furniture sitting on the porch. Large trees surround the house. There is a narrow dirt path to the right of the garden that appears to lead up to the front of the house.
Object number1988.133.380
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "'FD Cheney House' / View of a victory garden on the lawn / of the Frank Dexter Cheney House c. 1917"NotesNegative of 1988.175.6.85 (photograph in album)
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