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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.71  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cheney Homestead, Manchester, Connecticut
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.71 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Cheney Homestead, Manchester, Connecticut

Date1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/16 x 3 3/4in. (8.1 x 9.5cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/16 x 3 3/4in. (8.1 x 9.5cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 6 1/16 x 4 3/4in. (15.4 x 12.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionTwo views of a frame house with clapboard siding, a porch, and dormer windows. One photograph was taken in winter when the house was surrounded by leafless trees and snow. The other photograph was taken in the summer when the house was surrounded by grassy lawns and foliage.
Object number2008.38.71-.72
MarkingsBoth photographs, on recto, upper margin, printed in black ink, "The Orford Kalendar"Inscribed2008.38.71: On verso, in pencil, "Cheney Homestead / South Manchester, Conn. / looking at SE corner"; lower right, in pencil, accession number

2008.38.72: On verso, in pencil, j"Cheney Homestead / South Manchester, Conn. / south side"; lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesDate Note: The Orford Kalendar was published in 1898. (Finlay 3/1/2014)

Subject Note: The Cheney Homestead in Manchester was built by Timothy Cheney about 1785. Manchester was formerly known as Orford Parish. (Finlay 3/1/2014)
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