Frank Woodbridge and Knight Dexter Cheney Families
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Thomas Langdon Cheney Sr.
American, 1879 - 1916
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Parker Cheney Underhill
American, 1873 - 1947
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Cheney
American, 1878-1948
SubjectPortrait of
Col. Frank W. Cheney
American, 1832 - 1909
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Dow Smith
1841 - 1915
SubjectPortrait of
Clifford Dudley Cheney
American, 1877-1948
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
American, 1874 - 1951
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; carbon print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionTwo elderly men and two elderly women pose together with younger men and women in the interior of a room, probably a library. The older men have beards and mustaches. Two of the younger men and one of the women sit cross-legged on the floor. Bookcases with books are in the background. Carpets are on the floor.
Standing in the back row are Thomas Langdon Cheney (1879-1916) and Ednah Parker Cheney (born 1873). Seated in the middle row are, left to right: Philip Cheney (1878-1948), Frank Woodbridge Cheney (1832-1909), Ednah Dow Smith (1841-1915), Knight Dexter Cheney (1837-1907), probably one of K. D.'s daughters, and probably one of F. W.'s sons. Seated on the ground are: Clifford Dudley Cheney (1877-1948), Theodora Cheney (1874-1951) and probably another of F.W.'s sons.
Standing in the back row are Thomas Langdon Cheney (1879-1916) and Ednah Parker Cheney (born 1873). Seated in the middle row are, left to right: Philip Cheney (1878-1948), Frank Woodbridge Cheney (1832-1909), Ednah Dow Smith (1841-1915), Knight Dexter Cheney (1837-1907), probably one of K. D.'s daughters, and probably one of F. W.'s sons. Seated on the ground are: Clifford Dudley Cheney (1877-1948), Theodora Cheney (1874-1951) and probably another of F.W.'s sons.
Object number2008.38.26
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "57040"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph (Peters).Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell Cheney had twelve children. Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith had eleven. Frank and Knight Dexter were brothers and lived very near each other in South Manchester, Connecticut.
Subject Terms
- Cheney family
- Cheney, Thomas Langdon, Sr., 1879-1916
- Cheney, Ednah Parker, 1873-1947
- Cheney, Philip, 1878-1948
- Cheney, Frank Woodbridge, 1832-1909
- Smith, Ednah Dow, 1841-1915
- Bushnell, Mary
- Cheney, Clifford Dudley, 1877-1948
- Cheney, Theodora, 1874-1951
- Portraits, group
- Cheney, Knight Dexter, Sr., 1837-1907
- Cheney, Carol L.
- Poor, Edith Cowles, 1920-2013?
- Carbon Prints
- Portraits
- Collections Cataloging
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