Boat Races at New London
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1917
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 7/16in. (8.6 × 11.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 × 4 7/16in. (8.6 × 11.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA large group of men and boys stands at the end of a wide dock. Water is visible behind them. The opposite shore is lined with trees. In the foreground, on the left, there is a man facing the crowd and holding a boater hat. Another man to his right, also facing the crowd, holds a similar hat in his right hand and a large megaphone in his left.
Object number1988.133.460
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Group of men and boys standing on the / dock; crew / 'Boat Races at New London' / c. 1917"NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.133 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1909
