Lake and Docked Canoes
Dateabout 1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/8 × 4 1/8in. (7.9 × 10.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 × 4 7/16in. (8.6 × 11.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 × 4 7/16in. (8.6 × 11.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of a lake. There is a rocky bank in the foreground. On the bank, near the water's edge, there are two canoes. The one to the left is turned upside down, while the one to the right is upright. There are a few scraggly trees along the shore. The lake fills the middle ground. There are tree-covered hills in the distance.
Object number1988.133.430
InscribedHandwritten in blue ink in upper left corner (emulsion side): "[small arrow pointing to the left]"Handwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of lake and docked canoes taken / in Canada during the hunting trip of / Mary Pierson (Cheney), Horace Bushnell Cheney, / HBC, Jr. and Stephen Pierson Cheney. / c. 1914"NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.58 (photograph in album)
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