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Image Not Available for Roger Williams Cheney on Bridge
Roger Williams Cheney on Bridge
Image Not Available for Roger Williams Cheney on Bridge

Roger Williams Cheney on Bridge

Dateabout 1911
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (5.7 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/16 × 3 5/8in. (6.2 × 9.2cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionRoger Williams Cheney stands at the end of a rustic wooden bridge in the woods. The bridge crosses over Phelps Brook in Keene Valley, New York. Roger wears a Tyrollean, or Austrian, costume, consisting of a long-sleeved shirt and lederhosen. He also wears a hat, tie, and tall socks. In his hands he holds what appears to be a small bucket.
Object number1988.133.392
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Roger Williams Cheney standing / at the end of a rustic styled bridge / wearing a Tyrollean [^] (Austrian) costume. Bridge / over Phelps Brook, Keene Valley, New York. / c. 1911"NotesNegative of 1988.175.8.116 (photograph in album)
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