Hannah Latimer Cheney Skiing
Dateabout 1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (11.4 × 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (11.4 × 8.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Hannah Latimer Cheney wearing skis on a slight, snow-covered hill. She is wearing a jacket, hat, and mittens, but is not holding ski poles. Her body is bent slightly forward and her arms are held out in front of her, as though trying to balance while sliding down the hill. There are footprints and ski marks in the snow in the foreground, and trees in the background.
Object number1988.133.494
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Hannah Latimer Cheney (Williams) / downhill skiing without poles. / c. 1918"NotesNegative of 1991.63.45.18 (photograph in album)According to cataloging worksheet in object file, this photo was probably taken in South Manchester.
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