George Wells Cheney, Sr. as an Infant
SubjectPortrait of
George Wells Cheney Sr.
American, 1888 - 1965
PhotographerPhotographed by
Paul H. Cheney
1867 - 1949
Date1888
MediumPhotography; black and white photography on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/4 × 6 1/2in. (10.8 × 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionView of George Wells Cheney, Sr. at ten days old. He is lying on a piece of furniture that is upholstered in corduroy. He is wearing a white outfit with ruffles around the cuffs and is half covered with a blanket. George's eyes are partially open.
Object number1991.54.74
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on verso: "George Welles Cheney. / 10 days old. / Aug. 19. 1889. [the second "9" is written over in pencil to make it an "8"/ Taken by Paul Cheney."NotesDate note: According to inscription on back of photograph, this picture was taken on August 19, 1888. George was 10 days old. He was the only child of Wells Wadsworth Cheney and Lucy Compton Street.
The exact identity of the photographer, Paul Cheney, is unknown, but it may be Paul Howard Cheney (1867 - 1949), son of Frank Cheney and Susan Jarvis Cushing.
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