Women and Girls On A Beach
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 1 5/8 × 2 1/2in. (4.1 × 6.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 13/16 × 2 3/4in. (4.6 × 7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 13/16 × 2 3/4in. (4.6 × 7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of two women and two girls on a beach, probably on Fishers Island. The camera angle is parallel to the beach, with a row of houses to the left and the ocean or sound to the right. In the foreground, two girls wearing hats and jackets sit next to each other and play in the sand, facing the camera. A few yards behind them, two women sit on rocks. The one on the left is turned around, looking behind her, while the one on the right faces the camera.
Object number1988.133.600
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Fisher's Island?"NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, the place depicted is probably Fishers Island.On View
Not on view
