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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.385, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Man and Boy Seated on Rock
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.385, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Man and Boy Seated on Rock

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1904
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 11/16 × 4 11/16in. (9.4 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 15/16 × 4 15/16in. (10 × 12.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA man and a boy sit side-by-side on a large rock, next to a river. They both wear hats and lace-up boots. The boy is wearing a tie. He holds a partially eaten sandwich in his hands, and there is paper wrapping on the rock at his feet. To the left of the man, a tin cup and two other tin dishes sit on a rock.
Object number1988.133.385
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "unidentified man and boy seated side / by side on a rock. Taken during the / Canadian fishing trip of Horace Bushnell / Cheney, Mary Pierson (Cheney), George / Dominick and Lucy Pierson (Dominick. / c. 1904"NotesNegative of 1988.175.8.17 (photograph in album)
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.376, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.504, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
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about 1920
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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.616, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1916-1917
Napoleon Crossing the Alps.
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
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Gift of G. Fox & Co., 1949.2.16  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
1850-1920
Napoleon Crossing the Alps.
Jacques Louis David
1830-1840
Napoleon Crossing the Alps.
Jacques Louis David
1830-1840
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.617, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1916-1917