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Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.57, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Unde…
Group of Men and Women in Front of a House
Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.57, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Group of Men and Women in Front of a House

SubjectPortrait of Philip Cheney American, 1878-1948
SubjectPortrait of Russell Cheney American, 1881 - 1945
Date1900 - 1910
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 15/16 × 3 7/8in. (7.5 × 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width ): 3 3/16 × 4 3/16in. (8.1 × 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of a group of men and women standing outside on a lawn in front of a house. Two young men, Russell Cheney (1881-1945) and Philip Cheney (1878-1948), are seated on a curb in front of the group. There is a dirt road in the foreground.
Object number1991.28.57
MarkingsPrinted in dark blue or black ink on verso, perpendicular to image orientation: "878 [?]"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso by project cataloger: "Russell and Phil Cheney seated / on rocks"NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1900-1910.

Cataloging worksheet also suggests that the man standing at the far back of the group might be Thomas Langdon Cheney, Sr. (1879-1916).
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