Roger Williams Cheney on Bridge
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Roger Williams Cheney
American, 1907 - 1990
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)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/16 × 3 5/8in. (6.2 × 9.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
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)On View
Not on view
