Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.583, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…

Child With a Sled

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936

Dateabout 1914

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (6.4 × 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 11/16 × 4 3/4in. (6.8 × 12.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams

DescriptionView of a child standing on the slope of a small hill, holding a rope attached to a toboggan. The child is wearing a coat and hat. There is snow on the ground, but there are bare patches where the ground shows through. There is a large house at the top of the hill. It is either the Frank Woodbridge Cheney house or the Knight Dexter Cheney house, both in South Manchester, Connecticut.

Object number1988.133.583

InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "child with sled in front / of Bid Red or KD's house"

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