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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.570, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
People Swimming at Marlboro Pond
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.570, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

People Swimming at Marlboro Pond

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1915
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 7/16 × 4 11/16in. (8.7 × 11.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of twenty-three people swimming in what is probably Marlboro Pond, also known as Lake Terramuggus, in Marlborough, Connecticut. The group is a mix of men, women and children. A few of the women and children are wearing swim caps. A few children in the middle apper to be holding onto a floating rectangle, and another child near them is laying on top of another floating object, which partially peeks out of the water. There are trees lining the far shore of the lake.
Object number1988.133.570
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "22 people in the water, probably / at Marlboro Pond (Lake Terramuggus)"
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