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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.456, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Group of People at Training of the National Guard
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.456, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Group of People at Training of the National Guard

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1917
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 × 2 15/16in. (10.2 × 7.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/16 × 3 3/16in. (11.3 × 8.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA group of men and women stand in a circle outdoors. There is a tent and large wooden pole behind them to the left, and a small building directly behind them. A harnessed horse is visible behind them to the right. The person closest to the camera is a man in uniform. His back is turned. There is a pile of belongings next to him, including a suitcase.

The woman facing the camera and wearing a white shirt might be Alice "Cass" Cheney. The man on the far right, facing the camera, is probably Russell Cheney.
Object number1988.133.456
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Group of men and women standing in / a circle. There is one man in the foreground / with his back to the camera in a / military uniform. / c. 1917 / 'Training of the National Guard at Niantic'"NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.104 (photograph in album)
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.479, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1906
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.437, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1914
Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.47, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Unde…
Russell Cheney
about 1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.620, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1916-1917
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.100, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
Russell Cheney
about 1935
Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.52, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Unde…
Clifford Dudley Cheney
1905 - 1915
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.55, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Clifford Dudley Cheney
about 1900