Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.413, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…

Four Men in a Canoe

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936

Date1900-1910

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 7/8in. (10 × 12.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams

DescriptionView of four men sitting in a canoe. The two in the middle sit lower down, while the two on the ends sit up high. The one in the back, closest to the camera, is paddling. The canoe has just passed through a group of logs floating in the water. They paddle not far from the shore, which is lined with trees.

Object number1988.133.413

InscribedHandwritten in red ink on negative, along right edge (emulsion side up): "28483."

Handwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Men paddling a canoe. Taken in / Canada on the fishing trip of / Horace Bushnell Cheney and George / F. Dominick."

NotesNegative of 1988.175.9.83 (photograph in album)

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