Street View in France
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1905-1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4in. (12.1 × 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4in. (12.1 × 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4in. (12.1 × 9.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView down a street or alley in France.The street itself is paved with bricks and has a concrete sidewalk on either side. There is a woman standing in the middle of the street, quite a distance from the camera. On her right there is a building with "PHARMA" displayed on it in large letters and on the left there is a building with a clock tower.
Object number1988.133.638
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "from the envelope / Dijon / Baune or Banne (Bonn) / Lyons / Aqueduct de Beaumont / L'En Clos Grenoblet Mountains / Chateau de Vizelle"Handwritten in pencil along bottom edge of negative on base side: "191"NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, this image was taken in France during the vacation of Horace Bushnell Cheney (1868-1936) and his wife Mary Pierson Cheney (1874-1949).
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view