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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.595, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Crew Boat and Rowers in Water
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.595, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Crew Boat and Rowers in Water

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1916-1919
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (5.7 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/16 × 3 1/2in. (6.2 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of a crew boat, or scull, in the water. There are eight young men in the boat, facing away from the camera and rowing. The one furthest away is wearing a shirt or sweater that says "SPS" on the back, for St. Paul's School. A ninth man, the coxswain, sits in front of him at the far end of the boat and faces towards the camera. Part of a dock is visible in the upper left corner of the image.
Object number1988.133.595
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Crew - one rower with / St. Paul's School shirt"NotesCataloging worksheet in object file seems to indicate that either Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. (1899-1930) or Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-1968) is in the image. St. Paul's School is a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire.
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