Group of Boys at La Jeunesse Camp
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Roger Williams Cheney
American, 1907 - 1990
Dateabout 1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/8 × 4 1/16in. (7.9 × 10.3cm)
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 boys sits in two rows in front of a shingled cabin. One row sits on the edge of the cabin's porch and the other row sits on the ground in front of them, which is a packed dirt clearing. The boys all wear collared shirts with ties. There are three tents standing to the left of the cabin. One of the boys in the photograph is Roger Williams Cheney. The place depicted is La Jeunesse Camp, in Saranac Lake, New York.
Object number1988.133.489
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Group of young boys sitting in front of a / cabin at La Jeunesse Camp. Roger Williams / Cheney is in photograph / c. 1918"NotesNegative of 1991.63.45.8 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
