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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.624, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Two Women in Front of a House
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.624, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Two Women in Front of a House

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson American, 1874 - 1949
Date1916-1917
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 1/4 × 3 3/8in. (10.8 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of two women standing outside in front of a house or cabin. The woman on the right is Mary Pierson Cheney. They are standing at the bottom of a set of wooden steps that lead up, to the right, to a porch. There is a third woman standing on the steps behind them, bent over such that her face cannot be seen. The porch has two rocking chairs on it. There is a large shrub on the left, to the left of the women and the steps.
Object number1988.133.624
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Keene Valley 1916-17"
On View
Not on view
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Edward J. Rogalski
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Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
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Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
19 April 1902
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Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1916-1917
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Caroline Parker Smith
1903-1904
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Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1918