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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.625, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Passengers on the Steamer "Normandy"
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.625, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Passengers on the Steamer "Normandy"

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1910-1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4in. (11.7 × 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 × 3 3/4in. (11.7 × 9.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of several men, all wearing hats, milling around the deck of a steam ship. There is a railed-in walkway above their heads, leading to a second-level observation deck with a bench on the left. There is a man standing on the walkway near the bench. The ocean is visible in the background.
Object number1988.133.625
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "The steamer Normandy"NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, this photo was taken somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean during the vacation of Horace Bushnell Cheney (1868-1936) and his wife Mary Pierson Cheney (1874-1949).
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