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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.408, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Mary Wilcox Russell Cheney Holding a Dead Racoon
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.408, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Mary Wilcox Russell Cheney Holding a Dead Racoon

SubjectPortrait of Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1900-1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x weight): 4 × 3 3/4in. (10.2 × 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x weight): 4 7/8 × 3 15/16in. (12.4 × 10cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionMay Wilcox Russell Cheney is standing outdoors on top of some wooden planks. She is holding a dead racoon by its hind legs, and she is looking down at it. There is an open space behind her and then a thick row of trees.
Object number1988.133.408
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Mary Wilcox Russell (Cheney) holding / a dead racoon by the hind legs."NotesNegative of 1988.175.9.44 (photograph in album)
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