Horace and Stephen Cheney on Porch
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Stephen Pierson Cheney
American, 1903 - 1968
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 1/2in. (8.6 × 11.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 × 4 1/2in. (8.6 × 11.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHorace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. sits on the left side of the porch of a log cabin, looking down at something in his hands. His younger brother, Stephen Pierson Cheney, sits to the right. Stephen is resting the muzzle of a rifle against his knees with his left hand, and has his right arm extended backwards, holding a ramrod. Behind Horace is an open doorway. Between the two boys there are two fishing nets, resting against the front wall of the cabin. Behind Stephen to the right is a wooden folding chair, with a cloth draped over it.
Object number1988.133.442
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. and / Stephen Pierson Cheney sitting on the step / of a log cabin in Canada on a / hunting trip they took with their parents / HBC and Mary Pierson (Cheney). Stephen / (11 years old) is cleaning his rifle/gun."NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.71 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
