People Standing on the Deck of a Steamship
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
American, 1874 - 1949
Dateprobably 1911
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/4 × 5 1/2in. (8.3 × 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 × 5 7/8in. (9.2 × 14.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 × 5 7/8in. (9.2 × 14.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFour men and two women stand on the deck of a steamship in front of and beside a life boat. The woman on the right is Mary "May" Pierson Cheney. Another man lies on his stomach on top of the boat, with his eyes closed and his head resting on top of his hands.
Object number1988.133.666
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "People standing on the deck / of a steamship beside a life boat. / There is a man lying on the boat / on his stomache."Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
