Man Shaving at an Outdoor Sink
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)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/16 × 3 3/16in. (11.3 × 8.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of a man in uniform shaving at an outdoor sink. The sink consists of a spigot and a wash basin on four legs. The man faces the camera, smiling. His right hand touches his face, and his left hand is covered in foam. There is a bucket on the ground next to him which has "Q. M. D. / CONN" stenciled on it. There is a grassy path behind the man. On either side of it there are tents and cots set up. There is a group of men walkind down the path. Behind them, in the background of the image, there is a single long building.
Object number1988.133.457
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of a man at an outdoor sink / washing his face or shaving. His / head looks cleanly shaven. / Stenciled on the bucket on the ground / 'Q. M. B. / CONN' / 'Training of the National Guard at / Niantic' / c. 1917"NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.105 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
