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Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker, 1979.25.272, Connecticut Historical Society
Wells Wadsworth Cheney house, Park Street, Manchester
Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker, 1979.25.272, Connecticut Historical Society

Wells Wadsworth Cheney house, Park Street, Manchester

Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 6 11/16in. (13 x 17cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionTwo-story frame house with louvered shutters at the windows, surrounded by a grassy lawn and trees. Vines grow on the porch and walls. A small child stands in the doorway at the right.
Object number1979.25.272
InscribedOn verso: "Park near Chestnut / Wells & Lucy lived / and George Wells Cheney / born there." "Manchester, Ct."NotesSubject Note: Wells Wadsworth Cheney (1857-1938) married Lucy Compton Street (1859-1942). George Wells Cheney (1888-1965) was their only child.
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