National Guardsmen in Field
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 15/16 × 4in. (7.5 × 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/16 × 4 7/16in. (8.1 × 11.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/16 × 4 7/16in. (8.1 × 11.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionLots of men mill about in a grassy field. Many of them are in uniform, wearing pointed hats with wide brims. Packs are scattered on the ground. To the right there is a group of women standing, looking on, in front of a row of tents.
Object number1988.133.450
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of men, tents and bags on the / grass / 'Training of the National Guard at / Niantic.' / c. 1917"NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.96 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
