Group of Cheneys in the Woods
Dateabout 1887
MediumPhotography, black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/2 × 7 3/16in. (11.4 × 18.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 × 8in. (12.7 × 20.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 × 8in. (12.7 × 20.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionView of a group of young men and women posed on a large rock in the woods. Knight Dexter Cheney, Jr. (1870-1910) and Ellen Waitstill Cheney (1862-1938) are standing in the back row. The people seated on the rock are, from left to right: possibly Louis Richmond Cheney (1859-1944), an unidentified woman, Harriet Bowen Cheney (1867-1938), possibly Robert Cheney (1859-1935), possibly Harry Grant Cheney (1852-1918), Elizabeth "Bess" Cheney (1865-1898) and Helen Cheney (1868-1937). Frank Cheney, Jr. (1860-1957) is seated at bottom right.
Object number1991.54.169
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso by cataloger: "K. D. CHENEY, JR. in back w/eye patch, ELLEN (NELL) CHENEY / Seated, from left: 3rd - HARRIET (HART) CHENEY, 6th - ELIZABETH (BESS) CHENEY, 7th - K. D. daughter? / Man seated front right - FRANK CHENEY, JR"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1887. Cataloging worksheet also indicates that the man seated between Harriet and Elizabeth may be Edward Moyle Cheney (1862-1888).
Subject Terms
- Cheney family
- Cheney, Knight Dexter, Jr., 1870-1910
- Cheney, Ellen Waitstill, 1862-1938
- Cheney, Louis Richmond, 1859-1944
- Cheney, Harriet Bowen, 1867-1938
- Cheney, Elizabeth, 1865-1898
- Cheney, Helen, 1868-1937
- Cheney, Frank, Jr. 1860-1957
- Portraits, group
- Pope, Mary, 1921-1996
- Cheney, Robert, 1859-1935
- Cheney, Harry Grant, 1852-1918
- Photographic Prints
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