Roger and Hannah Cheney in a Canoe
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Roger Williams Cheney
American, 1907 - 1990
SubjectPortrait of
Hannah Latimer Cheney
American, 1912 - 2012
Dateabout 1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/8 × 3 3/16in. (7.9 × 8.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 × 3 9/16in. (8.6 × 9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 × 3 9/16in. (8.6 × 9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of three children in a canoe on a lake. The far side of the lake is lined with evergreen trees. Roger Williams Cheney sits in the front of the canoe, on the left, holding an oar. Another boy sits in the back, on the right, also holding an oar. Roger's sister Hannah Latimer Cheney sits in the middle.
Object number1988.133.490
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Roger Williams Cheney and Hannah Latimer / Cheney (Williams) in a canoe with an unid. / boy. / c. 1918"NotesNegative of 1991.63.45.9 (photograph in album)According to cataloging worksheet in object file, this photo was taken in New York.
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