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Uncle Alex Fishing at York Harbor
Image Not Available for Uncle Alex Fishing at York Harbor

Uncle Alex Fishing at York Harbor

PhotographerPhotographed by Unknown
Dateabout 1920
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 2 15/16in. (12.7 x 7.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/16 x 3 5/16in. (13.2 x 8.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionA man wearing a jacket, pants, and hat stands on rocks at the edge of the water holding a fishing pole.
Object number2008.38.28
InscribedOn recto, along left margin, in black ink, "Uncle Alex fishing - at York Harbor about 1920"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Russell Cheney had a house in Kittery, Maine; other family members appear to have vacationed in York, Maine. (Finlay 2/21/2014)

Location note: Photograph is located under "U" for "Unidentified" in Cheney portraits. The exact identity of "Uncle Alex" is unknown.
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