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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.446, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
People on a Bench
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.446, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

People on a Bench

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 9/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.6 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView from the side of a woman and a man sitting on a bench on a wooden platform. The woman is wearing a striped coat and is looking over her shoulder, to the right. Beyond them, there are two men wearing kilts, leaning against the intricate cast iron fence that surrounds the platform area. Behind them there is a tall globular street light. To the right of the image is a small roofed structure. There is another man leaning on the fence, on the other side of it.
Object number1988.133.446
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of two men sitting on a bench. In / the background there are two men wearing / kilts. Looks like a cast iron fence surrounding / the area. Canada? / c. 1914"NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.80 (photograph in album)
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